Blurryface- twenty one pilots

This review is long overdue- in my opinion- because the album has been out for a while and I was initially going to do the review right after the entire album was available on iTunes, but then I realized that it would've been a little biased because I have been waiting for the album to come out for so long. Now I feel like I've had what I feel is an adequate amount of time to process the content of this album and my feelings about it so here it goes:

Twenty One Pilots are one of my favorite bands (as you could probably tell from the above paragraph) and they have helped me a lot in the short time that I have been totally obsessed with them. I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit that my love for TOP began when I first heard "House of Gold" on Alt Nation, but from that point I was hooked. Tyler Joseph (vocals and any other instrument in their songs besides the drums) is so fucking talented and his music has helped me through what I would classify as the shittiest years of my life. 

Blurryface sounds a lot like some of the stuff on Vessel, but when I listen to their self-titled and then listen to this album it almost sounds like a different band. They keep the same basic sound, but the lyrics and growth as artists that Tyler and Josh (drums) have gone through is obvious. Their songs tell a story- in my opinion- Twenty One Pilots just told you about themselves and what they've gone through, but you can feel that there is kind of a wall that they haven't let you past. Then Vessel, lets you take a look over that wall; it tells you how they feel are trying to deal with and how they deal with it. But Blurryface is my favorite, because they've come to terms with everything that's spinning around in their head, they aren't doubting themselves (or at least not nearly as much), and they feel more comfortable with what they're doing.

This album has a lot more experimentation on each track that their first two. On Twenty One Pilots they stuck to one general sound; on Vessel they did the same, but strayed slightly on a couple tracks; on Blurryface they take you through a bunch of different sounds and somehow still keep their identity. Each song on the album has the main idea of hopefulness and overcoming, even if it does come off somewhat backhanded or passive aggressive. Tyler is showing the new side of him that he's come to terms with in a way- he showing us Blurryface.

Each song on this album has a message and all of them have a special meaning that I feel is being spoken straight to me. But the song that can bring me the tears is "The Judge". The beginning of song is my favorite part; just Tyler with his ukulele. This song makes me feel like no matter what has happened in my life- and what will come in the future- it's all going to work out for the best and I'm going to be ok. It's such a beautiful song, but is about- my interpretation at least- depression and anxiety; those are two things I deal with daily and it's really helpful to have someone out there that makes me feel like I'm not alone.

"Stressed Out" is another song that I fell in love with immediately, for many of the same reasons. The beginning is a combination of drumbeats that continue throughout the song. The lyrics of this song are just so relatable for me; it makes me think of when I was really little and to fall asleep my mom would have to braid my hair and tuck me in. I'm not to the point in my life that the song is talking about- when you have to go out into the world and become a productive member of society- but I can almost feel the pressure of my future like an elephant on my chest. At the end of the song Tyler is singing- almost rapping- the chorus in a deep, dark voice and that's what my anxiety feels like. This song makes me feel like I can get through what I'm going through and that's what I need right now- a little push to get ahead of my own blurryface.

I love this album and every song that is featured on it. Blurryface is something that I'm absolutely sure that Tyler and Josh worked, talked about, and altered until they felt it was as good as it could be. I believe that this album turned out as something they could be proud of , overall, and that's all I can ask for when an artist releases new music.

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