In many of Davey Havok’s interviews for this record he described the album as AFI’s first “mood record”. I didn’t quite understand what that meant prior to listening to the album, but I do now. The entire record is really well-layered and coated in shimmering guitars with chorus and flanger effects. I’m genuinely surprised by how much I’ve liked this record. I didn’t care much for the lead single “Behind the Clock”, in part because I don’t understand anything about the characters from David Lynch’s work. I liked “Holy Visions” more, but it is still a very weird song from AFI in isolation. The context of these songs within the record really makes me appreciate them. In the same way that “Holy Visions” is an odd song for AFI in isolation, so too is the record itself within the bands discography. It’s just a left turn. Thats not meant to be a judgement – I do after all love this record.
At Ken 