The second half of this album had great vocals, but nothing had that memorable and catchy attitude from which The Higher have claimed their fame. On a song by song basis, these tracks were decent. As a Higher fan from the beginning, they added a new flavor that didn't really work out. I can respect the amount of experimentation on this concept album. The ending of this album did in fact end on a fantastic note. Just like On Fire, "Scandalous" was a two-part song with two completely different elements. The first half was their great rock sound, and the song was completed just like their previous album with beats and an acoustic guitar. What amazed me about this song was that there were two lyrical elements, split up by the two halves of the song. I can tell that Seth Trotter put a lot of time into "Scandalous" both lyrically and instrumentally.
I have to recommend this album. If you like their older albums, or bands along the lines of The Cab or Panic At The Disco, I would strongly recommend giving this a listen. The first half of the album was absolutely fantastic. I just felt that the ship capsized during the latter part of the album. I have a lot of respect for this album, I get the feeling that this is what the Higher is now. The Higher is clearly not the same band that they were on their past two albums, and It's Only Natural proves that they're not ashamed to tell their story.
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