The Great Divide

I know so many people that see Noah Kahan as co-worker music and then I also have friends that are the direct people that love his sound. I seem to split the difference but I certainly don't believe that it's nearly as bad as the people that dislike it make it seem. He just reminds me of a solo artist's Mumford & Sons. "The Great Divide" is nice and peaceful most of the time, which I have noticed is what people that do enjoy him like. He's the background music at a family friendly gathering. Or the music that is faintly playing while chores are being done. People seem to love him, seem to listen to his music almost casually. That said, I think this album is way too long for it's own good and a lot of the songs work perfectly well as background music but from the standpoint of, "I want to actively listen to a song or album". I think it doesn't really work that well. The lyrics are interesting but a lot of the musical elements are pretty tame and it's easy to drift off and think about something else. The two songs that really stuck with me were "Dashboard" and "Porch Light". "Dashboard" mainly for it's catchy chorus and "Porch Light" has a gorgeous chorus overall, even if it's not as much as an earworm.