Richard Youngs - Time Drive (2026)
I understand what Time Drive is aiming for, but I don’t think it consistently earns the patience it asks from me. The repetition is extreme, the structures barely exist, and the songs often feel more like sketches that refuse to develop than ideas being explored deeply. At times it comes across less as hypnotic and more as static.
What makes it especially difficult is how emotionally sealed it feels. The vocals are flat and distant, the lyrics don’t invite interpretation so much as deflect it, and the music rarely gives me an entry point beyond endurance. I’m aware that this neutrality is intentional, but intention alone doesn’t always translate into engagement for me.
There are moments where the stubborn simplicity clicks and I start to hear it as meditative rather than inert, but those moments are fragile and easy to lose. More often, I’m left feeling like I’m waiting for something to happen that never does. I respect the commitment to minimalism and the refusal to perform, but as a listening experience it feels more conceptually interesting than rewarding.
Genre: Experimental
Country: UK
Final Verdict: 56% (Forgettable Album)
Yearly Ranking: 23th / 24
Highlight: Time Drive I
Made me think of:
Alastair Galbraith
Six Organs of Admittance
Jandek
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