the hype around this is really silly. it fits properly into a trend called 'chillwave' that was popular a few years ago. mild influences from ymo and oldfield don't change what it is.

i found their earlier work interesting from a guitar perspective; now that that has been dropped, i see no reason at all why anybody would listen to this except to fit it into their 'cool kid' playlist between washed out and neon indian.

...which makes it not just one of the most disappointing records of the year, but one of the most disappointing records of the decade (so far).