It’s a shame because “Clouds” is one of the more fun and enjoyable songs on the album. “ Clouds” marries the vocals with the new direction well, but the song suffers greatly from a strong inconsistency in pacing and tone. In fact, I wrote this section while listening to the song and after it ended, I couldn’t remember any part of it. Rehbein is still very fun to listen to, but the stripped-down medley in favor of an acoustic guitar production is not at all memorable and does nothing to stand itself out. “ Firebird,” and mildly the previous song “ Ego,” signifies all the warning signs for an incredibly uninteresting listening experience. The guitar riff is great and the song is quite catchy, making great use of lead singer Clemens Rehbein’s raspy and expressive voice. The vocals balance well enough with the background guitar and modest electronic keys. It makes it very clear that while the influences from the previous album are still around, this is a much cleaner production. “ Blossom” is everything that is good about the album.
There is nothing wrong with changing direction, but it seems like more was taken out than put in. In fact, most of the signature moments that made “Stolen Dance” a hit are really hard to come by in this album. Blossom, unfortunately, does not have that dreamy vibe or same excitement that Milky Chance had in their previous album. What helped create the dreamy vibe was a collection of guitar riffs surrounded by a fog that sounded as if there’s a party in the distance and Rehbein is on his way to join. It was slow, but its dreamy guitar plucking and enthusiastic vocals from Clemens Rehbein made it a hit for many and most were not disappointed by the rest of the debut album, Sadneccessary, which featured many songs of the same vein. It’s impossible to start talking about Blossom without asking “what happened?” Milky Chance stepped into the world’s spotlight with their 2013 single “Stolen Dance,” a fun guitar polka of a song that asked folks to “do the boogie,” and most did.