ALBUM RELEASE THREAD

its very different from your first album , i will be honest i miss the acoustic guitar /ukulele. There are also a few points where your voice seems to clash with the keyboards and i think that some of the songs would have been better suited to a guitar. This doesn't mean i dont like this album after buying and listening to it at 12 last night. i do quite like the album so far after listening to it 3 times it was just not what i expected.

i will listen more and probably fall in love with it ( just as i did with parrot stories , now my play count for dont look back is 505 and how we were being the least listened to still has 71 plays)

I tried to brace people for the change as much as possible – by releasing 117% and The Time Of Your Life to showcase that dancey sound. But I never wanna sound the same, always keep pushing and changing, makes life exciting :)

You're a brilliant lyricist. This album is amazing <3

granted, it is very different to Parrot Stories. but as ronseal said below, i'm sure i'll love it as much as Parrot Stories (it took a while for me to appreciate your voice for some reason, it was different to hearing the generic american accent, it's made me question my own voice, but its too late to change now) but TWIM needs more listening to by me to make it equal to your other stuff :)

Living on the Underground has been my favourite song since I first heard it because of the ENERGY and the FUN, but I do also really like You and Me, and Stay With Me. I think you should release just the track of you singing an octave up on Stay With Me :D I think I speak for everyone when I say we'd LOVE to hear that.

I am in the process of waiting for the cd to arrive through my door attempting to be patient but I know it shall be totally worth it. Although no ukulele appears in this album, it doesn't matter. I will love your music anyway I am sure of it. I am considering buying one either later today or tomorrow after having thought about it for quite some time. It seems that the fact I am a soon to be uni student has not stopped me spending far too much money not things that could be in no way classed as necessities.

I have to be honest that I don't like it as much as Parrot Stories, but I didn't really like Parrot Stories when I first got it and now it's my favorite album, so I shall listen to this a few more times an I'm sure it will grow on me =)
I'm still glad I preordered it though… I can't wait till it comes <3

Haha. Um, thanks? :p No, I think that's good. All of my favourite albums left me unimpressed the first time I heard them, and I grew to love them. The ones that I've instantly been all “omg this is amazing” over are the ones that I get bored of just as quickly.

It's definitely a completely different tone from your first album, but I like it a lot! I really like the opening lines to 'The World is Mine (I Don't Know Anything)': “My strings are broken and my heart is out of tune/ I wanted quiet but all I see is you”, very poetic, yet so many people can relate to it.
My favorite songs though have to be 'Georgia' and 'The Time of Your Life'. Great job, Alex!

I don't like it, but that's probably a good sign since it's not unusual to dislike albums at first that later end up being favourites. I didn't like parrot stories at all in the beginning but I bought it a few months later and loved basically every song and had it on repeat for weeks, so I'm not worried:)

Well I really liked it, I will probably video review it once I have my Harry Moon t-shirt and the physical cd. Living on the Underground has stayed true to what I expected it to be and I adore it. :)

That was kind of disapointing. Well your voice is great like always, but I really don't think you need all those electronic sounds and crap. And I have to ask – sometimes the notes didn't fit, you know the instruments and your singing. Was that on purpose? Some people does it so the song won't be so average, or what you call it. I'm told I have perfect pitch (Or what it's called) so it was kind of irritating to listen to.
I thought The World Is Mine was the best one.
Really sorry for poorly formulated english and stuff, I'm from Denmark.

I loved Georgia when I first heard it on Alex's youtube channel, but I guess I'm in the minority with you that the new album version, imo, is just plain awful. It took a fun, catchy song and turned it into a death metal meets pop nightmare.

I haven't had the chance to order a physical copy of the album yet, but I used the player to listen to the album, and I LOVE IT.

However, I'm not sure if I like it more than Parrot Stories or not. Parrot Stories is still one of my all-time favourite albums. I really love it's style, and The World Is Mine (I Don't Know Anything) is SO MUCH DIFFERENT (in a good way, though). I liked the simpicity of your first album, it worked really well.

My favourite tracks on TWIM(IDKA) are probably “Dead and Gone”, “Not Just Yet” and “Missing You”. They all have a really nice tone to them, as well as the most amazing lyrics I have ever heard/read. You should be so proud of yourself, Alex. <3

I forsee myself listening to this album on repeat for a long time to come. :)

Love it Alex :) Parrot Stories is still one of my favorite albums to date & I love the acoustic sound it has, but I admire you for always trying new things, changing things up a bit and moving forwards and I really love how professional this album sounds – I could easily imagine a lot of these songs on the radio. You've got some really strong lyrics on these songs (not that you didn't last time- it's always been your lyrics I love the most). Eg-
“They say time’s a healer but my watch can’t tell the time
The left hand’s stuck six months ago and I can’t find the right” <- love that. But all the songs are really strong lyrically & you've got some great tunes in there as well.

Struggling to pick favourites this early on since I can't 'decide' on a favourite, it just happens – the more I listen to the album the more I favour certain songs and play them the most… but I can see 'You & Me', 'Heart On My Sleeve' & 'The World Is Mine' being some of them. And of course 'Time Of Your Life' and 'Georgia' are already favourites lol :)

Glad I pre-ordered the physical CD, can't wait to get it!

The World Is Mine and Georgia are my favorites. I love this album. :)

question: will you make the album artwork available for wallpaper under your photos like 117% and Parrot Stories? cause I've still got the 117% as my background which is really cool, but I love the new CD cover and title, The World is Mine (I don't know anything) isn't that just how all just out of high school young adults feel.

I love you're different styles. They're so…. awesome.

Alex, I just got back from Florida late last night, and listening to this while I unpacked cheered me up immensely, thanks! :D

I love the album, but I have to say I liked Parrot Stories a bit better – I liked the guitar and acoustic more than the electronic. I think I would have liked this more if some of the songs were acoustic (none in particular) and some were electronic so there would be a mixture. For many of the songs, I loved the lyrics but wasn't crazy about the tune. This was just a huge change from your old style.

My favorite songs have to be You And Me, The World Is Mine (LOVE the lyrics in this), Not Just Yet, and Georgia. I also liked Dead And Gone, it just made me too sad :) The only song I really don't like is Living On The Underground, although I'm not sure why.

It is a fantastic album!

The first track surprised me with that instrument's sound (I don't know the name, sorry) floating from left to right. The end of the first track had a bit too much noise (this is only my opinion, though)
The third track reminded me of 117% with those electrical sounds. A very balanced music :)
The sixth track also surprised me, in a very positive way. The different style was refreshing.
The ninth track is also very enjoyable. Everything fits – the music, the singing, the drums…
The tenth track is my favourite! ;-D

…Is that a Doctor Who reference in the blog post?

Sorry, I probably should comment on the album, but this is all that's in my head right now…

Was that a stylophone in “Not Just Yet”? If so i'd love your music even more.

Ah I love it! A lot better than Parrot Stories and that's really saying something! Favourite tracks (at the moment) – You and Me, Dead and Gone, Missing You & TWIM(IDKA) although I feel this might change. If I have to be critical – I think the album has quite too many slow songs, and should have been evened out maybe a bit.. However, the slow songs appear to be my favourites and I remember wishing Time of Your Life had a more slower background music, like a piano. Also, I prefer the original of Georgia but I still like this one. And also like I said, I don't really like the retro music in Time of Your Life and that the retro music is more suited to 117% complete, but I like the tune of the song.

New video tonight! Can't wait!

I was actually the first to hear it, at school this morning, in our music lesson. The school computers don't block your site, which is awesome! Unfortunately I couldn't comment on it at the time cos it wouldn't let me.. :(

But I heard most of the songs, and I think they're just sweet! Quite different from Parrot Stories, but I liked it muchly. :) Perhaps a little too much going on at once in some of the songs..? But I'm not an expert, just thought you'd appreciate some non-constructive critism…

Like comment if you agree that Doctor Who was EPIC!!!

I didn't overly like Georgia on this album either. I loved the video, but what you did to it wasn't a good move, in my opinion. But if you like it, then that's awesome, and I completely respect your right to do whatever you want with your music.

I heard “The world is mine” at the Bury Fringe gig, i fell in love with it then, but hearing in now, is just…wow…it actually gives me shivers…thats lame isnt it? oh well. best song on the album I think, i really like the contast from the dance-type track before it:) I also lovee Living on the Underground, I may have slightly been dancing around my kitchen listening to itXD The album is amazing, well done x

is it just me or does the beginning and end of “Not Just Yet” sound like “Candy Canes” from the DFTBA Lullabies album for Henry Green

I honestly like this album better than Parrot Stories. I don't really know why. I still love it, but I love the new…sound I guess? I don't know, but I love it! <3

New album, bit exciting sounds alot like 'new TARDIS, bit exciting' haha :)

Really good <3 Love Living on the Underground the most currently- just waiting for my download to be sent to me, since I ordered the physical copy :)

living on the underground and missing you are my favorites but i love the whole album :D

I do have a tiny complaint: On your actual music page on your website, when you say the title of the album, and then start into the track list for lyirc and chords, it makes a sad face. And I don't think that it should be a sad thing at all. (:

i love the song 'georgia the most.

oh my, i cant even pick a favourite! Its very different from Parrot Stories, it sounds like its been better produced, even though Tom did both – i think it was worth the wait. Living on the Underground, reminds me of when i went on the underground to go to camden and oxfard and Abbey road and when i got it to Wembley Stadium to see Green Day (last saturday) and it brought back amazing memories, so i think i have a song i like a little better than the rest (yes, i know i just contradicted myself but nevermind) I cant wait til Charlie's CD comes out now cos im going to buy them both at the same time instead of paying double the postage :)

where the fuck is the post man
i got the 117% and this coming and its not here yet:(
any day now

i thought i might just include i refuse to listen to it before i get the disc for some reason

It is a really different sound, but I think that's the purpose of creating music in general. What would be the point if you kept going in the same vein? Not only would it be boring to listen to, it would also be boring to play. I like that you keep pushing yourself and your creativity. The one track that is sticking out to me right now is “Stay With Me”. I like the vulnerability of it. “The rhymes aren’t perfect but neither are you”. That nearly killed me.

In Parrot Stories, I felt the tracks flowed really well, like walking down the street. You could kind of anticipate the feel of the entire album from listening to “A Thousand Hours” because the rest borrowed aspects, I felt. The World Is Mine though, it's more like a roller coaster. I liked not knowing what style is coming up next. It surprised me in good ways.

Just kidding, “The World is Mine” is my favorite :]

It's different but I like it :) My favourites at this time are 'Living On The Underground' 'Heart On My Sleeve', 'Time of Your Life' and 'Stay With Me' though it'll change with my mood.
I particularly enjoyed 'Living On The Underground' and 'Heart On My Sleeve' because they're more up beat.
But, yeah, sounds really great.

I love it! :) I can't wait for my physical. I love all the songs I've listened to, but I definitely think that “The World is Mine (I Don't Know Anything)” is my favorite :) Wonderful job Alex :D

I've pre-ordered the album, so I'm going to wait for that to arrive before listening to any of the songs. I just love that moment of putting the actual, physical CD in the player when you're not yet knowing what to expect. Dorky, I suppose =)
But I ordered it because I thought Time of your Life was absolutely awesome (and never having heard any of your other songs), so that's at least a bit of a review down!

Congratulations on the release!

Once you have seen Georgia live, it turns into your favourite song.
Although, the only song I don't really enjoy on your new album is Not Just Yet, simply because I feel as if you didn't put as much energy into it. But that is the only one, the others are pretty fantastic :D

I think this is a great album. It's very different from Parrot Stories, but I was expecting it after hearing 117% Complete and The Time of Your Life. I'm still not sure if I like this better than your first album or not, since I've only listened to it a few times all the way through.

My favorite songs are Heart On My Sleeve, The World Is Mine, and Living On the Underground. I was going out just a few minutes after the album was up on your website, so I only had time to listen to one song right away. I picked The World Is Mine, and after just one listen it was stuck in my head all evening. That’s good because it shows that it had a memorable melody, which I always like. It also has the best lyrics out of all of the songs.

My least favorites are You And Me and Missing You. That said, they’ve both already started to grow on me after a few plays. Not Just Yet wasn’t one of my favorites either, but it fit perfectly as the final track on the album.

I preordered the CD, which I almost never do. I prefer to have heard all the songs before I buy them, but I loved everything I’ve heard from you in the past so I took a chance. I’m glad to say that I made a good choice!

(Also, sorry that this is so long. I’m not good at being succinct in what I write.)

Typing this as I listen for the first time all of the way through, here we go:

1) You and Me – I _love_ the way you layer the different tracks, especially from 1:30 on. The drums that come in around 2:00 work brilliantly. Your lyrics don't need help, they're fine as they are. The tempo change + guitar at the end is a little shaky as far as being able to follow the melody, but I guess it ends the song alright. Kind of an abrupt ending.

2) Georgia – I like the quiet intro, transitioning into the synth and drums. Again, lyrics don't need work, they're good. I think you could have done more with this song (in terms of making it longer), but it works adequately for its length.

3) Heart On My Sleeve – Hmm, I'm not a big fan of the bass synth sounds in the background near the beginning, but you transition well into the chorus around :50. I just don't know if when you transition out of the chorus that the bass and slower tempo work for the song, or compliment your lyrics as well as something else could (I'm not saying your arrangement is bad, I'm just saying that if you would have used the chorus background throughout it might have turned out better). I do appreciate the fact that you're trying to make every song an individual, unique piece to the puzzle that makes this album. Really enjoyed the ending, like a lot.

4) The World Is Mine (I Don't Know) – Oh, the piano is great at the start of this song. (I'm biased, because that's what I play), but seriously, I like how this song is playing out. You do something quite unique using your lyrics: you incorporate the song title as a theme that recurs throughout the entire song, rather than using it as one line of the song and using it as a “hook” to repeat it several times. Great work, there, I see that sort of style only with the best of indie artists! :) Overall, this is definitely my favorite song so far. It just flows, the lyrics tell a great story, and your melodies/accompaniment mesh very well. The ending left me with a “wow” sort of look on my face (people stared at me weird and stuff, too).

5) The Time of Your Life – I like this as a single from this album, as it's 1) catchy, 2) the lyrics again tell a good story, 3) the music video was great, 4) the arrangement of the song work well for what (I think) you're trying to accomplish with this song. With all of your songs so far, I believe that your emotion behind your lyrics is what make them better than just lyrics alone, and you communicate well with your audience through this emotion (which can also be attributed to the melody that accompanies the lyrics in a particular part of a song).

6) Living on the Underground – Intro with the train in the background is good. The overall feel of this song reminds me of older songs about traveling bands who would hop onto boxcars and onto trains and just travel–it works well considering you're probably talking about the London Underground. I REALLY LIKE the banjo/steel guitar/whatever the hell that is that ties together your lyrics throughout the song. Good song.

7) Missing You – The buildup in the beginning of the song is okay, but once we got to the glockenspiel and stuff, I think I knew what you were trying to do there, it works in retrospect. The hints of piano, once again, are my favorite part of this song, I think. This song has the most repetition in its lyrics, which I can understand especially since it's about missing someone, but, I think it takes away from the song a bit. Honestly, this song didn't click well with me until the end.

8) Dead and Gone – Oh, look, piano- again, I think piano always can work well when you use it correctly, and you did in the beginning of this song. As a side note, when you put the “lo-fi” or crackly effect on your voice and are using piano in the background, I think that works extremely well. It makes it sound like an Elton John song (compliment!) The background singers that come in around 1:35ish are GREAT. I like this song a lot, especially with the lyrics, I haven't heard the last two songs yet, but this would have been a FANTASTIC song to end the album (in my opinion), because it sort of offsets the up-beatness of The Time of Your Life, etc. Overall, my 2nd favorite song (a close 2nd) with TWIM.

9) Stay With Me – Reminds me of the surfing music from Pokemon for some reason (this definitely isn't a bad thing xD) I normally am good at looking at details, and one detail that makes this song good is the claves sound that accents the drums and running synth throughout the song. You layer/arrange your tracks well (with some help from Tom, I suppose? Either way, good job on that.)

10) Not Just Yet – Probably have the best lyrics from your album. Your transition into an island-like themed synth / tom-drum combination may not work with best with your lyrics, however. Clapping is always good!

Favorite lines (from this song as well as the whole album):

“I hope you won’t forget the time we had / When we laughed our way through movies we had paid too much to see / All the photographs that we forgot to take / And the train tickets you told me we should never throw away”

Also, “And the way you fit a lifetime into a single day.” Great.

Overall: I realize that many people don't like your transition from Parrot Stories to TWIM, but, 1) You do both styles really, really well, and 2) You sound like you're having fun, and you keep doing what you like doing, because in the end you can either make the music you love and keep a fanbase who loves your creativity and ability to adapt, or you can make music that more people will like (and you may not). Thus, I say keep doing what you're doing, because it's working brilliantly.

Great album, Alex.

woah. this looks like an article. SORRY!

I love the piano (keyboard?) in Dead and Gone. I don't want to sound cheesy or anything, but it really is beautiful. Ace album just like Parrot Stories, hopefully you will make another album? :)

I just listened to “Dead And Gone”….and it made me cry because it was so beautiful. I just love how simple the song is, and how amazing the lyrics are. If I ever come across a person who doesn't like that song, I think I might just scream :)

I actually used the lyrics “So for tonight, let's sing about the ones we left behind, And i'll run with you until we're dead and gone” in a powerpoint I have to do for school…..i'm PROMOTING THE ALBUM!!!! Hopefully all my mates in my chemistry class will wonder where the lyrics came from and Google it, coming across your album and be shocked at how awesome it is :) I'm putting a note at the end saying “And thanks to Alex Day, the musician who wrote all the beautiful song lyrics featured in this presentation” :) Hope you don't mind :)

The rhymes aren't perfect, but neither are you
wonderful album <3

I really love Not Just Yet, it reminds me of Candy Canes, which always gets the little boy I look after to sleep, so I love it! I could listen to it every day, even when it livens up in the middle, you keep it cool and easy to listen to! Good work on the album. At the moment I still prefer Parrot Stories, but I think if I give this album a couple more listen throughs it could definitely grow on me. I really hope it does well…don't ever give up on your art Alex!

Hello,

There you are like a proud dad putting your baby out into the world telling people to coment hounestly, so far your getting a lot of love back so that is nice.

Lyrically you are awesome, the album as a whole flows really well. Heart on my sleeve sounds a bit like it's having an identity crisis but that feels appropriate to the song. My favourite track is The world is mine, it's beautiful.
Georgia stands out as a bit impersonal among the rest of the songs, there i've said it sorry.

On the whole it's brilliantly upbeat yet full of heartfelt love songs. Well done it made me smile and my flatmate when she caught me singing along in a truly awefull london accent.

X

My absolute favourite song off the album is “The World Is Mine” the vocals and piano are totally perfect, and the lyrics are really easy to relate too. I also bought the album at like 12 last night, and have subsequently been listening to it since, I love the change of style, every track is experimental and nothing like what I was expecting! Well done Alex, you've totally created a cracking album! xx

Not to be impatient, but when will I get my free download.. I've been waiting all day for it. :/ Anyone else got theirs?

Imma wait for the CD to arrive!! XD

Sorry, but is “You and Me” meant to end so abruptly? Seems a little…
ENDNEXTNOW!
Surprised me a bit, and I don't really like it.
The “Georgia” remix was pretty cool, and I still love “The Time of Your Life”, just seems like a bad start to the album. I'll get back to you with my thoughts on the rest of the album once I've had time to really listen to them, instead of use them as the backing track to my life (your Sons of Admirals song, “Here Comes My Baby”, is a great song for making a sandwich to).

I like that you're replying to comments! It makes the site more interactive.

Okay, these songs are total growers. At some point, I am going to buy this. I don't doubt that now.

Aaaaand, forgot to add on… Did you get “my strings are broken” from Paper Towns? That's just what my mind jumped to when I first heard it.

I've bought all of your albums so far, and i must say, i really really love your music, i love that you always do something new and it sounds amazing everytime :) I also love ur vids on youtube, i wanted to send u danish playing cards ever since i watched ur vid about ur collection lol xD pls keep up doing ur music, its amazing! im gonna buy every since albums- promise x

Wow is all i can say tbh. I think you've done such a good job with this album and I love how some of it's completely different to everything you've done so far. I definately think that The World Is Mine has got to be my favourite 'cause it's just so beautiful. I've played it on repeat so many times it's already overtaken the whole of Parrot Stories! I think I'm going to have to listen to the whole album a few more times though, before I love it more than Parrot Stories, 'cause I thought every song on there was fantastic. But TWIM is undoubtably sure to become my favourite very very soon. I just love listening to you sing. Your the perfect stress relief. :) x

I noted a lot of people commenting about how they didn't really like the techno-type sounds and missed the uke/guitar. I, personally, kind of like the sound of this album. Parrot Stories remains one of my favorite albums, but listening to this just evokes a lot of emotion that I didn't get out of Parrot Stories. It's obvious you worked extremely hard on this album.

Here are my first impressions/thoughts of the music:

You and Me — I really loved the smoothness of this song. It just blends together. Peace and harmony. Made me really relaxed and happy. This song makes me remember some really good times I've had, and that's awesome. The tempo change towards the end makes me curious as to what the music video would look like. The abrupt ending contrasted the feeling of smoothness of the song. kind of left me hanging. but overall really good quality

Georgia — Ahh, I've heard this one before. I like how the song picks up right away and kind of pumps you up. The refrain was simple, but not bad. This song didn't evoke as much emotion for me and You and Me did but it really brought back some of the sounds from 117%

Heart On My Sleeve — I'm kind of enjoying the 90's type bass in the background. And the contrast with the chorus! excellent. Love love love the chorus! And then switching back to the other sound for the verse. In this song you sound like this two-faced person who is that shadey, mysterious type but also the loving, happy, open type. This is an excellent song, could put this on repeat and listen to it for a long, long time

The World is Mine (I Don't Know Anything) — really evoked a sad emotion. The repeated use of the line “I don't know anything” is really effective. “The earth is spinning but my feet are standing still.” To me, lyrics mean a lot. This song brings a lot to the table. It has the gentle piano, the quality lyrics, the perfect type of vocals for the song, oh and the gentle, subtle use of that electronic sound in parts of the song was a great way to sneak some of the other sounds on the album into this song. I found that aspect of the song genius. The ending really wrapped it up too with that last little piano part.

The Time of Your Life — I've already listened to this song a lot and seen the video. So these aren't really my first thoughts. I know people were bitching about how your voice was getting drowned out in the begginning by the rest of the song, but I think that's just to show how you're timid in the initial state of being in the beginning of the song. I like how you can get completely different stories out of this song. If you watch the music video you get a completely different view of the song from if you listen to it without the video. The song really creates a story

Living on the Underground — Hmm… I like the real-life feel in the beginning. This song is completely different from all the previous songs. I like this song, but it's not one of those you can just listen to over and over. It's the kind where you listen to it and then put it away for a while before listening to it again. Maybe it's the busy parts of the song that make me feel this way. This is a really unique piece of work, though.

Missing You — I like the simple beginnning; it draws you in. You're really allowed to hear the lyrics and get the feel of the song. The piano was a nice touch. I like the bells about 2 minutes in. Really, really nice, easy to listen to.

Dead and Gone — When I saw the title, I thought you were going to do a T.I. remake (just kidding). The gentle piano with the vocals again! It's great. I like how you approach this type of music. It's unique to you and really demonstrates your talents as a musician. “We'll always find each other in the end” I like that line. This song really grows on you. It has similar aspects to it as The World is Mine, but it's so different at the same time. This reminds me of the type of song you can just put on and stare at the ceiling while you listen to it because it takes you places. I love the subtle ending

Stay With Me — “If there's one thing to take away, it's that I love you.” The lyrics really jump out at me in this song. It might be that way because the vocals really stand out. The lyrics and vocals are the best part of this song. Nothing can distract me from them. This is the type of song I would listen to with my headphones on while I walk somewhere. I can get lost in the places this song takes me.

Not Just Yet — The simplicity in the beginning of the song is amazing “Tomorrow's still a day away and it will always stay that way.” That really speaks to me. I feel like one of your greatest strengths as a musician is writing quality lyrics. I can always count on you to write something that will impress me with the lyrics. The change in the mood of the song is fantastic. The song just turned into something I can listen to when I fall asleep to something I can listen to when I'm in the car with the windows down in the summer. “The way you fit a lifetime into every single day” Great, great work with the lyrics on this one, Alex! It really wraps the album up nicely. Doesn't leave me hanging.

Overall, I like it. I can already tell the album is growing on me. Keep making the music you enjoy producing because the artistic views you bring to the table are great. I'm curious as to what music you'll pop out next!

It's a lot different from Parrot Stories, but I do like it a lot. My favorites are 'The World Is Mine (I Don't Know Anything)' and 'Living On The Underground.'
I'm a sucker for all your wordplay in the title track, and the whole feel of 'Living On The Underground' is just so different from the rest of the album that I immediately fell in love with it.
All in all, it's rather nice to see you change with each album, I feel like i'm watching you evolve.
(What? Nerimon is evolving!)

Addition: While I miss a few of the acousitics, I really enjoy the piano! and I also enjoy that your growing and trying new things, it's great, keep doing what your doing!

I genuinely enjoy the songs that I have heard thus far and I think that “I don't know anything” is my favorite at this point. Although the lyrics sometimes dip into the realm of cliche', you sing them with so much sincerity and it makes the meaning important again, if that makes any sense. Your songs seem so personal sometimes that it feels a little bit like I'm getting a peak at someone's journal. I continue to be impressed with the talent and ingenuity of you and your friends/fellow musicians.

Basically. This album is incredible. Your first one was amazing too! This one was a little quieter than the other one, which is good I like it, but I do like the other one too. I mean there isn't really anything in me saying “This one is better” or that the other one was better. I like them equally. They each have a different sound witch is good. You want to keep us on our toes! I really like The World Is Mine and I also really like Living On The Underground. And I can't get enough of Georgia, just because I loved that song when the video came out, i thought it was hilarious! And back then you thought “what am I doing” and now that is clear. You are making lovely music for us lovely people! It's kind of hard not to like The Time Of Your Life because that song is great and so is the music video! Not Just Yet is fantastic too! And I kept thinking what a good ending to the album it is! And it would be a great closing song for a show!! Perhaps a show in Minneapolis, Minnesota… or not… whatever works… Over all.. You have done it again Alex. You have made incredible music and won us over! Congratulations on a new lovely album! Keep it up!

It is quite different from Parrot Stories and 117% Complete, and I do miss the sound of some of the older songs, but I also really love the new sound too. Especially in The World Is Mine, I love your voice with the piano, and that video you posted with Tom is pretty awesome too. Great job, all the songs are awesome, I'll definitely buy the album once I have the money for it. :P Even without buying it, I've already listened to the whole album four or five times on this site (thank you thank you thank you for that), and I'm starting to like each song more and more as I listen to them. Please don't stop making music, it's awesome. :D

i love love love it!
I have to buy get around to buying the physical CD soon, but i wanted to listen to it first :)

Good work Alex, its amazing!

I'm a huge fan of a song with just simple piano and a beautiful voice. With this in mind, “The World Is Mine” is the perfect song, in my mind. It's full of gorgeous lyrics that really make the listeners think. Alex, you're so talented. Keep it up, because you're really going somewhere. I'll definitely be buying this song on iTunes right after I post this comment.
Favorite line of the song: The earth is spinning, but my feet are standing still.
Lots of love. (:

wait that sounded really patronising ''I was suprised by the quality of your music''.. i just meant .. cos i heard ur lil acousticy georgia and then saw it was on your album so i was like ok i'll check it out and then all the songs were proper good songs! wahey :D

You And Me reeeally makes me think of Animal Crossing.
and, like, fireflies.

But, as a whole, I can honestly say I like this more than Parrot Stories.
It's a bit less, amateurish.

I thought Living on the Underground was about gang rape too, the lyrics kind of shocked me, I didn't think it was Alex's style to go for double entendre's. Even if it was unintentional, I can see it in there.

I absolutely love this album. It's clear that you've grown as a musician and a person since Parrot Stories came out. I like this album better than Parrot Stories, which is saying a lot as I absolutely enjoyed Parrot Stories.
My favorite track so far is the title track, but there is something to love about every song. I can't really articulate anything else except “wow”. Thank you for sharing your music! :)

I absolutely love Living on the Underground I think I listened to it about five times in a row last night and I'm listening to it now as I type :).

I feel like I can literally hear you smiling at some points. Its absolutely lovely, thank you for this.

'You And Me', 'Georgia', 'The World Is Mine (I Don’t Know Anything)' and 'Living On The Underground' are my favorites :D.. especially 'Living On The Underground'.. and I just took a long pause from writing to find out what makes it brilliant, but I can't (sorry), it just is.. as a matter of fact..! but I like every song :)
I like how “heart on my sleeve” has a gangster/hip hop kinda sound to it, with the low tempo, in the verses, and then goes all jumpy in the chorus :P
keep up the great work, and hopefully I'll see you in concert sometime :)
Love Johanne, Denmark

I would say that it is very different to your first album. But that's what I like about it, it's different, it's got a dancing feel and honstly I really like it. Although it is different it works, so good job, and I'll buy it from Itunes as soon as I get money.

I would love to have sheet music too because I also play piano and having just the key is not enough for me to learn the music. I would defininitely pay 10-15 dollars for the sheet music. (I'm from America so I have no idea how much sheet music is in England though.)

Now that I have listened through this album 21 times according to iTunes (I was reading the first 300 pages of the 5th Harry Potter) I feel that I can give you an opinion that isn't just a first impression (I didn't really want to give you my first impression anyways because I didn't like it at first xD) So anyways enough rambling… My favorite tracks are Heart on my Sleeve and The World is Mine, and my favorite line is definitely “And the way you fit a lifetine into every single single day so let's have one more day” That is brilliant. Also I know someone else already said this but, doesn't “Not just yet” sound a bit like “Candy Canes”? Or at least the very end?

First off, let's just say I really like your music, and I have a high standard for the music I listen to. (Since I brush off most artists that became big in the last 20 years like dust on my shoulder) So far I haven't bought all of The World Is Mine off iTunes, but I plan on it. The last one I downloaded was “The World Is Mine (I Don't Know Anything)” and the lyrics are fantastic, just complete emotion put into it, and thats what I think makes a good song. So congrats for another amazing and impressive album Alex, I can't wait to download the rest of it :) (Or maaaybe a physical copy if I talk my 'rents into it :D )

-Emmi

Wow! I have to say I LOVE it. I've just recently found you so I haven't listened to all of Parrot Stories yet. I do feel that this album is better than (what I've heard of ) Parrot Stories.
I love your voice and for some reason every time I hear The World is Mine (I Don't Know Anything) I get this rush of emotion.. Is there a story behind it?

My favorite songs are “Stay With Me”, “You and Me”, and “The World Is Mine (I Don't Know Anything)”, and “Not Just Yet”. Although I absolutely love the entire album <3

I love it all. seriously, every song is amazing! are the lyrics are around anywhere..? especially love the world is mine (: x

I love it! I'm hoping dad will let me use his card to buy the physical cd. (He did his research and is now addicted to your video's too!) The only one I'm not sure about is Georgia. I absolutely LOVED the accoustic version of georgia, but this version it just seems like everything is on top of each other and a bit too much is happening. Other than that though, this is brilliant, and I definately love your lyrics, they're constantly my statuses on facebook, my favourite at the moment is Living on the Underground, I was just pleasantly suprised when it started to play. :) You should definately come to Australia and play, I know so many people who would kill to see you. :)

Also, I forgot to mention this, but after hearing “Living On The Underground” again, the sound of it (not the lyrics, but some of the actual notes) is kind of like “Supernova Girl” from the movie “Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century” I mean, just the beginning sounds similar to it.

The World Is Mine (I Don't Know Anything) is ver different from Parrot Stories. And the change is great. I've been listening to this album for hours on end, and I already know The World Is Mine on piano. You can hear your emotion flow through the songs more than on Parrot Stories.
It would be nice to hear some guitar or ukulele when the songs were toned down a bit. But with the piano, it adds a different feeling.
If you get a playcount for all of the songs on your website, expect a lot more because I am flat broke.

The opening to You and Me is so charming, I just smile and smile every time I listen to it! I'm very curious, what instruments are you using there? The whole song continues in the same wonderful, sweet, and skillfully sung way. It is very likely my favorite song on the album and I commend you for it.

The World Is Mine is amazing in a very different way. The piano is gorgeous and has the perfect, slightly melancholy, sound for the song. The lyrics are so simple and truthful, which I love. The melody flows brilliantly and I often end up singing it to myself, but it is by no means a recreation of the millions of love songs that came before it. It's original, it's beautiful, and I thank you for your contribution to the world.

Those two are my favorite songs but I love the whole album just as much, if not more, than I loved Parrot Stories. Great job, you are such a talented artist!! <3

Alex, it's great! I love it, and I've told all of my friends about you and THEY LOVE YOU TOO! Ah! haha keep up the good work! <3

ok, so short and sweet went out the window anyway, so i'm going to add: i love Georgia. not because i'm just naturally drawn to it. but because i kind of feel like a part of it in a way because i was one of the people who didn't want Georgia to leave! XD
i love that you turned that random happenstance into a song!
i still say TWIM is my favorite (especially the second verse), but i love all of them. and when i read the lyrics to “Heart on My Sleeve” when you shared them months ago, i was blushing. but i like the way it came out in the song!
ok, i'm just starting to feel really pretentious (“like your opinion matters. who are you?!”), so i'm gonna stop writing the judgy stuff now. :/
also, i've been listening to it all day today (just received it today) and i'm going to use one of the songs in my 30VTV today. (30 Vlogs Till VidCon). <3 oh, and btw, i'm coolhandjohnny on twitter. (aka the weirdo who yelled at you about Dr. Who. DON'T HATE ME!)

I really like it, I just think that it's too much of synthesizers and such. You have a great voice, it doesn't need to be covered up by all that. However, I'm still in love with the whole album. Great job.

I love this album, best one yet. :) Keep being great.

My Favourite Song is the World is Mine (I Don't Know Anything), IT SOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!!

i'll be honest, i was slightly disappointed, but then again, i often change my opinion about music over time, so i'll probably love it eventually. I think the electronic parts in the songs were slightly overdone and i miss the acousticness of parrot stories. Not that I think that electronic music is bad, it's just that it doesn't suit your voice too well. Still, i do love the album, and my favourites are you and me, the world is mine, living on the underground, dead and gone and not just yet

So I've now been listening to this album (and basically only this album) for a little under a week. And it's weird how first impressions aren't always lasting.

The first time I listened through the album the song that stood out to me the most was “Living On The Underground” I decided nearly immediately that it was my favourite. It's fast passed and a great dance track and it became my “getting ready for the day” song and I had it set to replay continuously on my ipod.

But now, after listening to the album dozens of times I've decided that “Dead And Gone” is my actual favourite. I'm not even sure how to describe why it's my favourite…there's just something…errr emotionally gripping about it. And yeah, that may sound kind of cheesy, but it's the best way I can put it. The song just affects me in a weird way and has the ability to alter my mood so completely. I actually argued with my sister about it because her opinion was that it's “the most forgettable song on the album, whenever it comes on I can never remember which one it is” which basically boggles my mind…but different strokes for different folks as they say.

Anyways, just thought I'd give my opinion now that I've had a thorough listen. Can't wait for the physical and the harrymoon t-shirt to come in the mail!!

my favourite song has got to be 'you and me' because I can relate to it. This is an ace song, thanks for writing it, <3 the album