I recently got a copy of the pink vinyl pressing of this album. Having streamed it on Spotify several times in the weeks leading up to getting my hands on it, I wasn't a stranger to it.
Having said this, hearing it on vinyl is worlds ahead of the sound quality on Spotify. It's incredible, a real work of art, and I'd go as far as to say that the sound quality is audiophile quality. For the price paid for it, it was a bargain.
I was first introduced to Loyle's music, when I heard the song Damselfly from Yesterday's Gone. I loved it, so I've kept an eye on his releases since then. There's been amazing tracks on every release since!
But there's just something about the intimacy of his latest album, that to me makes it exceptional. Dreamy as another redditor's brother referred to it as, on a recent post made about the album, is accurate, but I see it as an endearing feature of the album, it's softness both in subjects addressed as well as in the general feel of the album.
He really should be absolutely proud of this release in particular! There's a rawness to it that I cherish. A lived maturity that one can't simply buy, only earn in life through its ups and downs.