In a world where music has become the ultimate form of escape, the highly anticipated album “Take Me Back to Eden” by Sleep Token is upon us. The band has once again demonstrated their uncanny ability to create a sonic experience that is equivalent to being simultaneously hugged by a grizzly bear and doused in the tears of a thousand angels.
The album’s opening track, “CHOKEHOLD,” sets the tone for this existential journey. The song’s ethereal melodies and haunting vocals will make you question whether you’re listening to a divine symphony or the soundtrack to your own personal apocalypse. It’s like being trapped in a never-ending game of musical chairs, but the only seat available is a a bed of rusty nails.
The third track, “GRANITE,” provides a much-needed breather from the emotional turmoil induced by the previous songs. It’s as if Sleep Token has gently placed you on a cloud made of marshmallows and whispered sweet nothings into your ear, only to push you off the edge and watch you plummet into a pool of molten lava. The soothing guitar riffs and hypnotic drum beats will lull you into a false sense of security, before the gut-wrenching crescendo leaves you questioning your very existence.
“AQUA REGIA,” the fourth track on the album, is a musical representation of the human experience. The song takes you on a rollercoaster ride with an underlying sense of grief that will make you ugly cry, ultimately leaving you with the realization that life is as fleeting as a fart in a hurricane.
The album’s emotional climax, “ASCENSIONISM,” is a heart-wrenching ballad that will make you feel as if you’re floating in the vacuum of space, tethered only to the frayed strings of your own sanity. The lyrics, “Are we just lost souls, searching for meaning in a sea of confusion?” will resonate with anyone who has ever had an existential crisis while staring at a half-eaten pizza.
As the album draws to a close with the title track, “TAKE ME BACK TO EDEN,” listeners are left with a sense of catharsis, as if they’ve just undergone a spiritual exorcism. The song’s soaring vocals and celestial harmonies will transport you to a utopian paradise where unicorns frolic in fields of cotton candy and the rivers flow with chocolate fondue.
In summary, “Take Me Back to Eden” is a transcendent musical experience that will leave you questioning your place in the universe, while simultaneously making you wonder if you should have just stayed in bed and binge-watched Netflix instead. Sleep Token has once again proven that they are the masters of creating a sonic landscape that is both hauntingly beautiful and utterly terrifying. This album is the emotional equivalent of riding a motorbike through a minefield of existential dread.
We give this album 8 worships out of 10.
