NTTR - No Time to Review

I understand the craft behind it immediately, but the album keeps me at arm’s length the entire time. Everything feels carefully arranged, carefully performed, carefully strange — and after a while that control starts working against it. The songs are more melodic than on some of her earlier records, but they still rarely arrive . They circle around emotions instead of fully committing to them. I keep waiting for tension to accumulate into something transformative, and it never really does. What remains is mostly atmosphere and personality. The atmosphere is strong, but it becomes static because the emotional stakes stay too low. The eccentricity also starts feeling self-conscious after a while, like the performances are designed to preserve mystery instead of deepen expression. I admire the precision of it more than I actually feel it. By the end, I’m left with isolated textures and gestures rather than a lasting emotional arc. Pros The atmosphere is very controlled → the album ha...

I like the idea of this record more than I fully connect with it. Reworking Neşet Ertaş songs through a psychedelic, groove-driven lens should feel transformative, and at times it does — the basslines lock in, the textures bloom, and the melodies carry real Anatolian weight. But as an album experience, it never quite settles into a compelling arc. It drifts between styles — funk pulse, synth shimmer, folk melancholy — without building cumulative momentum. There’s craftsmanship here, and respect for the source material, but the emotional stakes stay moderate. It feels curated rather than urgent. I admire the palette and the cultural bridge it builds, yet I don’t feel pulled back once it ends. It’s solid, occasionally inspired, but not gripping. Pros Cultural reinterpretation with care – The band treats Ertaş’s material with clear respect while giving it modern rhythmic lift. Groove-driven highlights – When the rhythm section locks in, the hypnotic quality works. Textural v...

  Genre : Psychedelic Folk Country : UK Final Verdict: 57% (Pleasant Album) Yearly Ranking: 497th / 654 Highlight : Unchanged Made me think of: Marissa Nadler Devendra Banhart Joan Shelley