It's December! Will this be the year I finally listen to Midwinter Graces? Persuade/Dissuade me.

So, back in 2009 I’d been struggling to connect with Tori’s recent work, finding less to love on each new album, and when the horrific cover art for MG was released I was like… I can’t. I just can’t. I took a break and didn’t get back into her until NI came out. Have since caught up with the albums I missed, except this one (and the Christmas EP).

Reasons why I haven’t listened yet:

1. Not super into seasonal albums in general, so lacking motivation there.
2. Titles like ‘Snow Angel’ and ‘Pink and Glitter’ are off-putting.
3. I did listen to the first couple of tracks at some point, and the production sounded similar to Gold Dust (the album, not the song) i.e. over-produced pop vocals slapped on top of classical-ish orchestral arrangements. Do. Not. Like.
4. MG appears to be rated (by the fanbase) almost-but-not-quite as poorly as the aforementioned Gold Dust. That’s not very encouraging!
5. Just a sneaking feeling that I’m not going to like it and might be better off continuing to act like it doesn’t exist.
6. Still kind of traumatized by the cover art tbh. 😬

Anyone else out there yet to sample these seasonal delights/disasters [delete as appropriate]? Maybe we can get our mittens on and brave it together.