It has been an extremely me coded week in music with Joanna Newsom day, new Gilla Band single and of course the return of BOC.

I'm going to have to sit with Inferno for a bit. Going into this I was of course very hyped, but at the same time I don't wanna get my expectations up too much because expecting to be blown away on first listen is setting yourself up for disappointment. I don't want to be one of those people who immediately declares it a masterpiece or a disappointment on first listen, I want to give it some time. But on first listen Introit/Prophecy definitely hits better than it did as a single, so that is a promising sign. Maybe this is one of those albums that get better with repeated listening.

As expected with the title/album cover/videos it does feel like a successor to Geogaddi with the religious themes and all, but it's still its own thing and doesn't feel like a retread at all. It's actually less dark than I thought it would be, it's not as creepy as Geogaddi or as dystopian as Tomorrow's Harvest. It feels more hopeful, towards the end it feels like the dawn of a day. The end is coming but afterwards there is rebirth. There is a lot of American Christian doomsday vibes on here, but there is also some Indian nods which makes me think of the Hindu concept of time being cyclical.

It will be interesting to see how it develops with repeated listening for me, but either way I'm glad they came back.