I love every track on this album. But, like all records, there are always standout moments.
Not songs as a whole, but individual moments that make Ki so great. For me:
- The recurring melody of "A Monday" (that's actually my favorite progression of notes; I hear it quite often, and I love it every time)
- The heavy vocals that enter in "Disruptr" after around three minutes or so (the groove gets me)
- The heavy vocals that enter in "Gato" a little after two minutes in (once again, the groove makes this part so awesome)
- Any part that duets during "Heaven Send", especially with the heavy Devin vocals layered over the woman's (I cannot remember her name, sorry)
- The incredible jazz of "Ain't Never Gonna Win" (collaboratively, all of the instrumentation makes this to be a wonderful piece)
- Whatever the hell those awesome electronic noises are in "Winter" a little before three minutes in, before the vocals return
- The rockabilly feel AND the chorus of "Trainfire"
- The callbacks of the melody to "A Monday" in "Lady Helen"
- The amazing, countless climactic moments of "Ki" (title track), as well as the unforgettable celebratory part that starts at 4:20
I like Devin's soft songs just as much as his heavy, but it's clear to me personally that the heavy moments are the most appealing. The only reason I think that here is because of the fact that the album is so sparse with its heavier moments. That fact alone makes it even more special. It's like my comparison of a fully heavy album and a partially heavy album to "a lightbulb in the face" and "being in a dark room where a light is turned on occasionally, then off again." Don't understand? Imagine having the lightbulb in the face. It's overwhelming and it is there, but you can get used to it. Being in a dark room and having the light come blaring in is much more intense of an experience, and having it go away makes the experience relivable.
I don't know, I'm rambling.
Great album!
Not songs as a whole, but individual moments that make Ki so great. For me:
- The recurring melody of "A Monday" (that's actually my favorite progression of notes; I hear it quite often, and I love it every time)
- The heavy vocals that enter in "Disruptr" after around three minutes or so (the groove gets me)
- The heavy vocals that enter in "Gato" a little after two minutes in (once again, the groove makes this part so awesome)
- Any part that duets during "Heaven Send", especially with the heavy Devin vocals layered over the woman's (I cannot remember her name, sorry)
- The incredible jazz of "Ain't Never Gonna Win" (collaboratively, all of the instrumentation makes this to be a wonderful piece)
- Whatever the hell those awesome electronic noises are in "Winter" a little before three minutes in, before the vocals return
- The rockabilly feel AND the chorus of "Trainfire"
- The callbacks of the melody to "A Monday" in "Lady Helen"
- The amazing, countless climactic moments of "Ki" (title track), as well as the unforgettable celebratory part that starts at 4:20
I like Devin's soft songs just as much as his heavy, but it's clear to me personally that the heavy moments are the most appealing. The only reason I think that here is because of the fact that the album is so sparse with its heavier moments. That fact alone makes it even more special. It's like my comparison of a fully heavy album and a partially heavy album to "a lightbulb in the face" and "being in a dark room where a light is turned on occasionally, then off again." Don't understand? Imagine having the lightbulb in the face. It's overwhelming and it is there, but you can get used to it. Being in a dark room and having the light come blaring in is much more intense of an experience, and having it go away makes the experience relivable.
I don't know, I'm rambling.
Great album!
This whole album is hard not to love!
