We Will Always Love You - An interstellar journey of the human condition.

When to Listen: Chilling late at night
Accesability: Accessible
TLDR: An album covering everything and nothing , somehow all at the same time.

We will always love you is album that arguably transcends space and time. Coming from the seminal duo "The Avalanches" - known for their dance beats and insane samples ( 3,500+ samples on their debut album Since I Left You") - "We Will Always Love You" continues to move the band forward, into a land of more melodic , meaningful and soulful intent.

Opening with what sounds like a farewell voice mail, and the -.—.—. of Mores code captured on the Voyager 1 and 2 missions - the album sets a dreamy, melancholy tone of the cosmos - a tone that persists on an album that explores death, love, longing and universe. The album itself is 70+ minutes of hooks, beats, interludes and bridges that somehow never seem to tire - instead it creates an ambiance of an interstellar journey of the human condition. Weaving between the various bridges and interludes, the album has several standout songs - "Intersteller Love", "Refelecting Love", "We Go Oe", "Take Care In Your Dreaming", "Music Makes Me High", "Running Red Lights". All these songs pop with a similar energy as on the Avalanches first album - however ulike the orgignial album, these songs are nestled along a sorrowfull, physical sound scape of maturity.  

With age comes wisdom they say - and 20 years after the release of "Since I Left You" its clear the avalanches have aged like a fine wine and learnt many things along the way. This album balances energy and celebration with a more measured view of the world and universe. Instead of just celebration its balanced with love, longing and respect to those we have lost and loved. This maturity is made clear with songs like Song For Barbara Payton - and Star Song.IMG (which when processed renders a photo of Barbara Payton). For those who dont know Barbara Payton - she was an actress who died due to complications of addition - addiction being something band members have struggled with. That is what makes this album worth the listen - while sprawling with 20+ contributiors, its still uniquly avalanches -  but a more considered and toned down avalanches, balancing the outward with the inward. From begining to end it takes you on a well paced, surprisingly human tour of the cosmos.

This cosmic humanity, is how the album wraps - the same as it starts, morse code - but this time of the human genome that was beemed out to space from the Arecibo Observatory. Its an interesting conclusion for album that seems to be indifferent to if it wants to go galatic or personal. Ultimitly "We Will Always Love You" delivers on both, while somehow being neither.