As this album was released to anyone and everyone at the exact same time via internet, this review is based on my immediate reaction and was posted two hours after I first heard any of the songs.

It only took a few songs to realize that this was an outstanding follow-up to last year’s The Satanic Satanist and that it wasn’t going to disappoint. It also didn’t take long to realize that it was a lot different than The Satanic Satanist as well. As is tradition for Portugal. The Man, they stayed true to their sound while evolving and completely changing almost everything about themselves. I don’t know how that is possible either, but I’m glad they’ve found out how to do that because it makes every album and experience all of its own, incomparable to anything. KEEP READING →→