Compared to his previous works under this moniker, particularly 2019’s Neon Brown, Bulli is a far more muted affair. Leaning into the influence of R&B he delivers most of the album somewhere between a whisper and barely there singing, which, no matter the musical arrangement, brings the energy down to low level. Sometimes this works to interesting effect, particularly on "Animal" in which the cyclic clack of percussion and reverb drenched keyboard chords are held taut by his restraint. That said, this restraint brings a uniformity to proceedings, and the songs begin to struggle to maintain much individual identity.
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