Yeah, v2 is so much better than v1, some production is exactly what the song needed!

got this on the mail! :)

 

“hello! my new single 'lose you again' is coming on friday and i am very excited for you all to hear it. i put a lot of work into this song and i'm really proud of it.

 

to celebrate, i’m gonna do another live stream show on june 12th. the previous two we have done of these have been so special... if you pre-save 'lose you again' via the button below you will get magical first access to tickets.”

 

Another really good one, this album is already shaping up to be a lot better than Jubilee Road. Ranking the songs we've had so far:

 

1 monster, v.2

2 numb

3 lose you again (potential to overtake numb I think)

4 monster, v.1

5 money

 

I don't love money, but it's still pretty decent. Adore the top 3 :heart: monster v.1 has become a bit redundant for me since v.2 came out :lol:

The album is out! It's an interesting listen, it's obvious he's tried to experiment more, particularly on the shorter songs like lockdown and country star, which I assume work somewhat as interludes? I really love me and my friends, streets of heaven and don't be afraid of the dark. I like the album more than Jubilee Road on one listen for sure, perhaps not far from Wrong Crowd either?

there doesn't seem to be much buzz, worried he's gonna underperform in the charts

 

it's a pity the tiktok generation that embraced Another Love is not investigating further

I was hoping for more buzz as the material this era is stronger than the last one, but support has been low for a while so it's not surprising sadly :(

nice cover album

The album's even better on a 2nd play I think :wub: the problems interlude is very clunky and the lowest point of the album for me but otherwise it's so good. streets of heaven has the potential to become one of my top faves by him I think, what a beauty!

Im disappointed with its sales and chart positions, i actually thought he might have a show in for number 1 but he isnt even close, i hope he can hold top 10.

 

So haunting and beautiful. One of his best ever?

Really like streets of heaven, have to in the right mood to fully enjoy it.

Edited July 12, 20213 yr by Feel_The_Fever

It's probably his best album since his debut for me, I think I liked all of it apart from some of the interludes, even though it's a bit of a mixed bag sonically in terms of half of it being classic Tom Odell piano tracks and the other half being quite experimental stuff. Melodically it's really strong throughout - streets of heaven, by this time tomorrow, me and my friends, and tears that never dry were my early favourites aside from the pre-release tracks. Of those, both versions of monster and lose you again were my favourites, and money is catchy.

Edited July 15, 20213 yr by gooddelta

My thoughts on first listen

 

I understand he has experimented a little bit but sadly I’m not a fan of points where he has done that

 

Numb - love how this song builds and love emotional intensity to it. Good album opener 9/10

Over You Yet - definitely an album track. Can see this one growing. Alright on first listen 6/10

Noise - not sure about the effects added to his voice but I looove the feel of this. It feels so beautifully melancholic 8/10

Money - I think this an odd single choice. Not one of my faves but maybe it will grow on me 5/10

Tears That Never Dry - this song happens and that’s about it. Love his voice on the track 6/10

Monster v2 - a good solid song, with Tom’s voice shining through 8/10

Lockdown - not a fan. The effects on his voice take so much away from the song 3/10

Lose You Again - obligatory anthemic song from Tom. Voice sounds great on it 7/10

Fighting Fire With Fire - album filler and chorus is a bit of a let down 5/10

Problems - pointless interlude 2/10

Me and My Friends - better and sounds nothing like we’ve heard from Tom before. Think this one could be a grower 6/10

Country star - like the lyrics. Not crazy about the song, it’s just ok 5/10

By This Time Tomorrow - not much to say about this song. It’s simple and sweet 6/10

Streets of Heaven - a great Odell ballad. On first listen it’s not on the same level of Constellations for me, but nice anyways 7/10

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark - like this song on first listen. Not sure it will progress to me loving it though 7/10

Monster v1 - brilliant end to the album. 9/10

Tom's made a new version of Streets of Heaven and released it as a single, with the album version renamed the demo. It's a beautiful track and while the demo had more raw vocals, this take on the track feels suitably bleak for such a powerful topic.

 

Video up at 3pm, out on Spotify at midnight local (so out now in the UK)