Reviews / Album

A subtle and utterly human record. Just excellent.

The album does frequently fall short in terms of instrumental and lyrical cohesion, and is at times slightly repetitive, but it’s nonetheless courageous and, more often than not, incredibly catchy.

This is an immersive work. Complete, it ranges from neat little pop songs to gentle thinkpieces.

After a five year hiatus, it certainly was a good move to stick to what he does best and therefore achieve a good result.

Human Woman by itself is one of the strongest releases of the year so far.

Spine Hits is the best sounding album Sleepy Sun have produced, but the spit and polish has rubbed out some of the dusty abandon that made previous albums Embrace and Fever so attractive.

There’s plenty of panicked vocal brilliance here and a few curious musical turns, but overall, for fans of SOAD and indeed Tankian as an artist, there’s nothing here that’s going to change your life.

Wilding has used his players purposely which simply adds to its dignified charm.