I think people often forget that this man creates collections. Works of art. And like most art it can take a while to digest the meaning behind it. I know this when I listen to Saints music and have listened to the album 5x over to help me understand and appreciate it, and after every listen it's gets better and better which is what I've noticed with his more recent albums.
My personal favs on this collection:
- Dennis Rodman
- Love Me For The Summer
- Hard To Find
- Peace Of Mind
I actually fucking love the story and evolution through the albums. For me it's quite therapeutic. There are themes that are constant throughout his work that resonate with me, mainly the struggle with romantic relationships, material and personal relationships.
Collection One and GLLS are similar in the sense I feel like we're in that that moment time where you're living in THAT moment. Having genuine good times (think Traci Lords, 5 Thousand Singles) but also not perfect and indulging in things and forming bad habits deep down you know you shouldn't and it also ends up hurting you (think I Can Fvcking Tell, Trophies).
Then in WTWWB there's this expression of pain once you've kinda gone past/lost that peak (think Back On The Ledge, Quarantine Wifey). In Festival Season it's generally giving f you energy (think 4 The Gangsters) bit also a lot of conflicting thoughts of unresolved issues (think Glitching, Never Met Superman).
Now getting into ITNC there's this insanely dark realization that the trauma and issues may never really be solved. The damage was done and things won't ever be the same as before. You've just gotta be the best you can with it (think Dennis Rodman). This is the life you chose, and you made that decision before you you even knew. * Btw this is just my personal and extremely general oveview of the album progression.
Like many others I enjoyed his earlier collections like Collection One and GLLS, but I can appreciate that art in that moment in time and can continue to appreciate those pieces as time goes on. I'm not expecting an artist to paint the same piece again and again like a photocopier.
I speak for the true fans when I say I'm excited for what Saint comes up with next, because this album was a masterpiece 🔥