s ▁a ▁balance ▁here ▁between ▁mel ody ▁and ▁brut ality ▁that ▁I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁we ' ve ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁before ." ▁ ▁When ▁asked ▁about ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁Smith ▁said : ▁" There ' s ▁a ▁thread ▁on ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁these ▁songs ▁– ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁human ▁connection ▁or ▁coming ▁together ▁as ▁people ; ▁an ▁int im acy , ▁with ▁a ▁loved ▁one ▁or ▁a ▁friend , ▁as ▁an ▁escape ▁from ▁the ▁outside ▁world ." ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁Vi ol ence ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics . ▁The ▁album ▁has ▁received ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 2 ▁on ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁which ▁indicates ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews ", ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁reviews . ▁Andrew ▁Tr end ell ▁of ▁N ME ▁awarded ▁the ▁album ▁with ▁ 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 ▁stars , ▁using ▁the ▁track ▁" No ▁Sound ▁but ▁the ▁Wind " ▁as ▁a ▁symbol ▁for ▁the ▁band ' s ▁improvement ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁records ▁with ▁Vi ol ence : ▁" It ' s ▁an ▁ach ing ▁but ▁hope ful ▁l ament ▁to ▁march ing ▁on ▁against ▁the ▁odd s . ▁It ▁seems ▁only ▁too ▁fitting ▁then ▁that ▁in ▁this ▁inc arn ation , ▁it ' s ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁record ▁that ▁could ▁well ▁bring ▁Edit ors ▁back ▁home ." ▁ ▁Matt ▁Col lar , ▁writing ▁for ▁All Music , ▁gave ▁the ▁album ▁ 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 ▁stars : ▁" With ▁Vi