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Such pretentious enunciation. Sounds like a bunch of boring old men with nothing to say desperately trying to sound "hip" and "different" with their flow. Nothing wrong with being a boring old man with nothing to say -- that describes me perfectly. But putting out an album despite this is another matter. Way more than five plays, trying to hear what others might hear in this. [Lacking the courage of my conviction, I got a copy anyway, just as a hedge -- ie, in case I one day "get" this. Christgau named this his #10 album of 2024, and Hull put it at the 8 (A-) level, so that's always a possibility.]