Review
Eerie synthesizer swells and low-tuned, chugging polyrhythms anchor Only Human's debut, a conceptual strike against the encroachment of AI. This ambitious focus on "techno-pessimism" divides opinions, though many praise the band’s songwriting density. New Noise commends how they bridge "two recent prog micro-genres (post-Tool and post-Periphery/TesseracT) with a clear love of various electronic styles," creating a record that "actually sounds like it was designed to last."
While Patrick Grønbæch Christensen’s expansive vocal range and the band's balance of clean melodies and heavy distortion win some over, other critics note a lack of distinct personality. The Progressive Subway argues the Danish band occasionally "draw too deeply from the well of their influences." Detractors feel the songwriting structure can lag, with Scream Blast Repeat warning that the music feels "stuck in an inflexible bubble where time stands still" despite its high-tech concept. Still, for a debut, the contrast between scathing social critique and melodic hope proves highly compelling.
