Timothy and the Apocalypse – You and Me Forever (Album Review)

Today’s review features the new album “You and Me Forever” by Timothy and the Apocalypse. Timothy Poulton is an Australian musician, composer, songwriter, and producer for Mass Experience and Timothy and the Apocalypse, based in Sydney Australia.

In their one sheet for the album, the band says this new album “delivers a lush, dystopian love letter wrapped in ambient trip-hop, lo-fi textures, and deep downtempo grooves.” The band has released three previous “critically acclaimed” albums: Future So Bright, All Busted Up, and The Mindful Cherub.

Timothy and the Apocalypse continue their sonic evolution with You and Me Forever – “an album that embraces intimacy in the face of existential collapse.” “This album is about the fragility of forever,” Timothy explains. “It’s a meditation on connection, memory, and love that somehow survives in the noise of the world.”

So let’s have a listen …

The album kicks off with “Drive” – “A twilight road-trip anthem built on crisp percussion and dreamy synth lines. It pulses with a slow urgency, evoking the feeling of escape and reflection in motion.” The track starts off with a bubbly guitar and some nice female backing vocals. I like the beat, but the song is starting to get repetitive. Female vocal kicks in, still over the same progression. “So tell me if I’m on your mind?”. I like the middle guitar riff.

Still over the same rising progression. A stop vocal break interrupts things, then back to the same progression. I’m beginning to wonder if this track is AI created or assisted? I was thinking I was going to hear Timothy sing, but the female vocalist (AI or not) has a nice voice. Another repetitive chord progression.

The second track on the album is “Say Something” – “A haunting and vulnerable piece with ghostly vocals and hypnotic piano loops that gradually dissolve into shimmering ambient textures.” This song starts off with a droning keyboard and male vocals, heavily effected. The song is very chill, it’s kind of adult contemporary in the result.

“Nothing Sweeter Than” is the third song on the album – “A heartfelt downtempo gem, equal parts lo-fi lullaby and melancholic electronica, showcasing Timothy’s gift for emotional minimalism.” Features a different female vocalist with a great breathy voice. This music is kind of relaxing, but has good energy over a clever progression. “Nothing Sweeter Than” is echoing in my headphones. Has a clockwork like time signature. I like the delay on the voice as a way to end the song. Very nice production work.

The fourth song on the album is “Pink to Blue”. Each song comes with its own video, this one features yellow jellyfish on a pink background. And we’re joined by a very talented female singer. I like the vocal effect on the male voice that joins the track. Nice change to the progression in this one. This album is full of nice soundtracks to put on as background music at your next party or get together with good friends. My favorite track so far.

“Must Be Love” is the fifth track on the album and was previously released as a single. The start on this song is strong. But then it trails off into the repetitive “must be love” part. Lots of heavily effected, reverb-drenched keys and guitars and vocals throughout this track. Very slow tempo.

“Running on Empty” is the sixth song on the album and starts with what sounds like a computer through a pulsating keyboard rhythm. Nice drum programming on this track. Everything sounds so mechanical, which I’m not sure is a good or bad thing. The track is pleasant enough to listen to in the background while you’re working, but don’t think I would go to a concert. Very ethereal sound and ending to this song.

Track number seven is “Your My Thing” and this song was also previously released as a single. Starts with an interesting computer style keyboard riff, then falls into the main progression. A boys band style male vocal enters the room singing “I’m loving you.” Very nice production/mix on this song.

“Love Is Going to Get You” is the eighth track on the album. This is a really good track. I love the female vocal, interesting drums, interesting riffs throughout the song. 

The final song on the album is “Love In Stereo (Remix) feat. Charly Whatever” – “A bold, rave-inspired reinterpretation of Timothy’s breakout hit by his 90s alter ego Charly Whatever. This remix injects a nostalgic rush of breakbeats and future bass energy into the cinematic original, delivering a festival-ready reboot that bridges two eras of sound.” I like the sound effects used throughout this piece, I can see a crowd jamming out to this.

SCORE/Good: The album is so perfect, it loses all feeling. It sounds computer generated. There is a lot of repetition, and the female voices sound unnaturally good. The rhythms are “too perfect”, I don’t think a human band full of talented instrument players would crank out this type of overly repetitive material, even if it has its own sense of beauty. Check out “Love Is Going to Get You” as a single. Much love, Beth

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