i've listened to this a few times, and while it has some moments when they break out of the verse-chorus-verse monotony, it does, indeed, kind of lag. there's probably an irresolvable genre contradiction at the heart of this, in that i'm never going to actually like the alt-country or roots style that this is ultimately anchored in. but, they could increase my level of interest by taking it to the next level with the instrumental passages.

https://alluvialfans.bandcamp.com/album/lag-air