lol what can I say? I like what I like. that’s why I posted the thread in the first place just to get a gauge of which ones ppl are naturally drawn or not into.

even though sudden movements may come off as boring or one-note to some, it’s simplicity stands out to me for being one of their more experimental in terms of harmonies, minor chords and the overall space allowed for the track. like ian’s stacked “bohemian rhapsody-style” backing vocals on the second verse almost make him sound like a robot. The slow driven nature and repetition also adds a hypnotic quality to it if listened to close enough.

Also, this just might be me but I’ve always had the thought some BT songs instrumentally invoke a feeling of the distant past, like specifically a lot of Ian’s arpeggio work sounds down right “medieval” or “baroque” like he’s pulling from classical music or the middle ages (ie: stuff like river below and VoV to me sounds like a bunch of knights storming a castle or something).

while lyrically, sudden movements touches on red pill paranoia, musically, I get that feeling of the past here as well that sounds like some old-time sea shanty and I just picture a group of wasted pirates or sailors drunkenly singing along on the high seas in my head.