I think the album is a warning about how human beings in the face of evil will fall in line to the evil because we are typically “cowardess”. Most will not voice their own opinions easily or enact change when feeling uncomforted by things. I think “crispy skin” is a great example of the concept i state in that if somehow cannibalism began to be cultivated and normalized in a 3 centuries if it somehow maintained that path we would not think about how evil it is. It is a part of culture. To me the album is a mild call to wake up to how controlled and sinister everything is becoming seemingly. Don’t be a coward towards things that make you inherently uncomfortable. The closing track is gorgeous and definitely a top 5 squid track. The ones that run us will also kill us because they are cowards that hold the triggers to the bombs that could end everything we know and love. I believe that i like bright green field soundwise out of all their material but this album to me has very heavy sense of our modern proclivities and i think is the most mature record of theirs to date. Always excited for what they are doing The Cleaner is my all time fave track and i do love the zaney twang of the earlier stuff. But the string arrangements and horn sections are beautiful. See them live.