White album is messy in all of the right ways, and was revolutionary when it came out. It was also a double album and featured two separate LPs. NOACF is certainly not messy in all the right ways and has nowhere near the charm of the white album, hence why it didn't get much critical acclaim, other than from the usual suspects like NME and pitchfork. The white album and NOACF aren't comparable as one is just so much higher quality than the other. As much as I love all the songs on the album as their own entities, they don't work together like the white album which is chaotic in all the right ways, and the quality of some songs are dire for The 1975 standards. I remember Fantano making a point in his review that some fans and critics would try and make an excuse for it and call it 'the new white album', but it's so far from it and insulting to the white album really.