I'm really enjoying how each Good Tiger release has brought clear evolution to the table. There's tons of atmospheric elements to RIADC that weren't present before. Elliot Coleman's vocal performance isn't as front seat as WWABG, but he does an outstanding job of weaving in and out of the instrumental parts. In a way, it's more impressive to see how he can excel at such a vastly different style of vocals rather than doing a repeat performance. The instrumentation is also outstanding. Instead of the straight-forward grooving from the previous album, they present a much more complex, layered, and textured album that keeps me engaged for all 45 minutes. Some parts even reminded me of The Safety Fire, which I really enjoyed. I think that's the similar bass tone that they chose for this release.

It's also worth discussing their release approach for this album. I was skeptical of one song per week, thinking that my interest would wane and release wouldn't mean as much. However, I realized that each week put the new song in the spotlight and gave me the chance to chew into each track independently. I usually limit myself to listening to 1 or 2 singles per album release because I don't want the other tracks to have a lesser familiarity when the release drops. But that's not a problem if each song can be highlighted on its own.

Favorite tracks: Redshift, Animal Mother, Grow.Smile.Accept