First track is the best

>first track is the best
>album gradually meanders in a downward spiral
>last track is the worst

Why do 99.99% of albums do this?

Name 1.75 albums that do this

Sounds like you just can't focus

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Nearly every song is better than Only Shallow

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I'm not contrarian, you're just a secondary

I've heard several thousand albums and even the mediocre ones I wouldn't describe this way

Anybody who doesn't recognize that Only Shallow is the best song on the album is a contrarian by definition

It's To Here Knows When. Most people who actually like shoegaze think its that one, When You Sleep, or What You Want.