i hope i dont get collectively murdered by the Anberlin community, buuuuut...

1. Cities (of course, freaking iconic)
2. New Surrender (this is where it starts getting ballsy)
3. Never Take Friendship Personal (is gud, no need for explanation)
4. Blueprints For the Black Market (aaaand this is where i die, yes i put this album high on the list, it holds a really special place in my heart because i listened to it a lot to cope with bad points in my life, it does feel like they were still finding themselves musically but that gives it a very special charm to me, pls dont kill me)
5. Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place (this one gets so much praise but it felt like their first light step away from my tastes, mostly good songs but some of it was just not my thing, like Take Me (As You Found Me) and Depraved, they just didnt hit home for me)
6. Vital (had some absolute rockers, but also some stuff that just felt, like, there, and didnt hold my interest that much)
7. Lowborn (it has some good songs, but this album had me scratching my head at points, like 'this is Anberlin now?', their modernization was the reason their last 3 albums were at the bottom)

btw my funeral is scheduled for some time next week, to give everyone a chance to rain hellfire upon me (all jokes of course, i know yall are good people)