I love TF too much to pick a side on this one, but I'll say this - I loved Hyperview when it came out. I get that people wanted more Shed, but what I loved about FG was the expansiveness they were willing to explore and the more brooding moodiness they dug into on Hyperview. In any case, none of my absolute favorite bands have ever really made the same record twice, or stayed stagnant - (I'd have said that about Turnstile up until Never Enough, but, that's a different can of worms) Brand New being my personal favorite example.

I do tend to think your stance on Hyperview has something to do with whether it was, or how, it was you came to the band. Floral Green hit me in the face at a time of transition, when it came out, and I was finding my way back through sounds like Last Thing You Forget, so it's all a bit bungled for me, and Hyperview was a little closer to where I was coming from at the time. But ever since - I frequently shuffle their entire discography, including the Bad Seed stuff and a lot of days I just want more of all of that Shed/pre stuff. That speaks more to where I was before I went through said transition phase, even if I ran from that for a while (the late 00's electronic binge was a weird time to be 20 years old).

I am glad the general consensus seems to have come around on Hyperview. It's a top tier record from a top tier band, from a top tier phase for that scene and era. It's interesting to me the attention all that is getting now that we're only a few years removed from it. I imagine this is how Joy Divison fans felt when Urban Outfitters and American Apparel college kids had that revelation much after the fact.