Let's Listen To ALL OF Mammalian Sighing Reflex | Wilbur Soot Reactions 

Wilbur's actually a big fan of Jack Stauber and used to play his music a lot on stream, so that makes sense

this album hits REALLY HARD like from the album cover to the songs make me feel so sad. for example: the album cover is a reference to the book “The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Nighttime” which is about a teenage boy with autism discovering his neighbours dog being murdered by a pitchfork - now the dog ends up kind of being a red herring and the true meaning of the story is how he experiences the world so differently to everyone else and how he is navigating life with the “loss” of his mother but in Mammalalian Sighing Reflex instead of the boy being the one seeing the murder, it’s the dog (which is a reference to wilbur’s audience) and the boy (Wilbur) is the one who is dead. The song that hits hardest to me is Around The Pomegranate because it’s implied to be about Wilbur’s late friend and fellow content creator Technoblade who past away last year to his battle with sarcoma cancer. The title itself is a reference to Techno’s love for greek mythology and how the fruit of pomegranate was described as the “fruit of death” which is what Hades used to keep Persephone in the underworld for the entire year apart from the spring months. Pomegranates are also known as the “seeded apple” which is an important story to Wilbur and Technoblade as when they met in person for the first time they both picked apples in an orchard together and he mentioned on stream that it was his favourite memory of him. “i don’t think it will ever get better” is another one that hits hard as people have realised that he is creating it to be like his twitch chat; they only pick up on the very funny moments or the very sad and almost feels like they mock him. The song is very reminiscent of Bo Burnham’s “All Time Low” which is an inspirational artist of Wilbur’s

will actually made a tweet assuring everybody not to be worried about him and that he was in a better place now (made us such a depressing album he has to assure he was ok😭)

In November 2020, Wilbur talked about making a song about a top-heavy standing amazon lamp in one of his friend's streams. I believe that “Amazon Standing Lamo” is that song. So he probably worked on the album since late 2020

wilbur hasnt said anything about when this album was written (or really talked about the album at all haha) but I wouldnt be surprised if these songs have been worked on since 2020. he had joked on a stream back in nov 2020 about how he was going to name one of his songs top heavy amazon standing lamp, so the album is probably a collection of songs hes written over the past 3 years

i was so caught off guard when he dropped this. it hits close to home and he's improved so much with his vocals. i really liked your commentary on the musical choices wilbur made because i find all these songs having so many layers . huge crywank vibes

the title "amazon standing lamp" (for me) fits the song very well connected with the lyric "a top-heavy amazon standing lamp is the only light left in my life"

The song Around the Pomegranate is actually both about his friend Technoblade who passed away in june of last year and his experience of being on tour this year and how its affected his mental health

These songs are what inspired me to actually write things that sound original. It's my new favourite album from him :)

For people who are wondering if Will is alright here is what he said on his private twitter! "Somewhere in the world right now is a brand new sad boy album I have written and made for you (on the computer!) it is about self-evaluation, exhaustion and maybe a bit of burn-out. Just thought I would let you know I'm doing okay and the album was a great way for me to process and eat up some complex emotions. I hope it does even more for you than it did for me:)I wish I had something profound to say but I am eating a cheeseburger so it will have to wait. have a good listen and Godspeed"

This album had been in the works for a LONG time, back in 2020, on one of his friends Quackity's streams, he talked about having written a song called "top heavy amazon standing lamp"

16:05 i love how you answered and than the silly little voices in the song did too and you just STARED for a second like ‘HUH’

23:27 i actually felt like the beginning part of Melatonin 130 reminded of the intro to Internet Ruined Me!

Just for everyone who is worried if wilbur is ok he posted on his private twitter that he is ok and just likes writing sad boy songs :D

i just came back from a 4 day retreat without my phone and listened to this last night, really tired, it was so surreal listening the first time! so chaotic and emotional

15:32 the worst part about this is that the albums are not only about how someone hurt him, but about how he hurt someone (the clearest examples imo would be your sister was right and eulogy)

I seen the name of this video and went "your not prepared for this"

Wilbur promised us sad boy songs and it's safe to say that he delivered. This album is so Wilbur and i love it! This man never fails to move me with his music from literally sobbing at "when your heart finds its place just take a step back and smile when your sat in a better place" to losing my shit at the Bo Burnham reference ("I don't think it will ever end") and the auto tuned bits. I love the chaotic vibe!

it’s such a cathartic album. from the meanings of the songs to the instrumentals to the almost chaotic and desperate way it’s been produced, it’s truly so sad and hits so close to home. every detail has so much emotion put into it, specifically in mine yours and melatonin 130.

Fun fact: one of Wilbur's biggest inspirations is Jack Stauber! So, you comparing his music to Jack Stauber's is no coincidence, I'd say

“Who hurt you Wilbur?” I need someone to ask me that lol

Around the Pomegranate was most likely written sometime after Technoblades pasisng. It talks about california communes and missing what life was before. Not to mention the lyric "I just want to eat meals with my friend". It such a sad song. It hurts alot, but its powerful.

It’s so crazy that you brought up jack stauber because Wilbur is a fan of his and frequently flexes the fact that he’s been of fan of him since before it was popular 😭

I've been looking forward to your reaction video since the album dropped. And to answer your question, there is a clip from November 2020 where Wilbur says "My new song is called top heavy standing Amazon lamp" So my guess is the album (or at least some of the songs) has been in the works for quite a while.

if I'm correct, I think Wilbur uses his old video clips of his younger self on Glass chalet, so it's really nice to hear

comfort winter album

I LOVED IT SO MUCH! I already learned and covered 10 weeks rule it’s just so gooood. I’m so excited to see your reaction!

Listening to this secret, unexpectedly birthed album feels like multiple stabbings to the heart, first album to move me like this in a long long time. Possibly because I have refrained from listening to sad music as it does no good for a mental state doing A Level mafs and constantly struggling for motivation. Last sad album I listened to was fucking YCGMA , but Jesus Christ mammalian sighing reflex makes ycgma feel like a fucking walk in the the park with sunshines and rainbows. Geniusly written and produced , nobody talks about Wilbur soot as a songwriter but everything he writes from lovejoy to solo stuff to to fucking your new boyfriend is just geniusly crafted- he is aware of the listener, whilst also preserving a sense of the Soot. But, whilst a lot of lovejoy sounds like it is was made for a listener to jam out to- at live shows or wherever- it sounds like it’s meant to be cool, but Wilbur’s solo writing sounds like it’s fundamentally for him, (eg the way it is littered with esoteric references and undisclosed samples and voices) , AND YET, and yet he doesn’t isolate his listeners. It can still be accessed by those listening (on repeat, like me ) and mean something to US, something completely unique for each listener, even though it was never written with us in mind. Wilbur put it quite poignantly, whilst eating a cheese burger :” the album was a great way for me to process and eat up some complex emotions. I hope it does even more for you than it did for me” :) What your album did for me, William Gold, is multiple stabbings to the heart.

Personally "trying not to think about it" reminds me so much of the sound of maybe I was boarding/or your city gave me asthma, it has that sound of trying so hard to sound happy yet it has that sad undertone that you can still pick out in the lyrics

yeah...

This is just my idea, but I think that track 4 "I don't think it will ever end" is about how he is in the public eye and how his fans take only the most interestinf parts of his life and roll with it, also the name could be talking about since he is now a public figure with a lot of fans he will forever have attention set on him (I hope this made atleast a lil bit of sense, I cant put my thoughts into words properly)

On Mine / Yours ,I dont know why but I keep thinking that the beat on it that is a bit muffled is to mimic his heart beating. I really dont know where that thought came from but I just cant get it out my mind

Around the pomegranate people are suspecting is how wilbur felt and is about technoblade which is scary especially when the break down goes around the 30 second mark

This is definitely one of my top favorite albums, and definitely has a special place in my heart right next to YCGMA

for the median the lyrics are “please don’t ask what these words mean, just please don’t misinterpret me.”

Somebody else mentioned it, but Wilbur is a big Jack Stauber fan! I'm pretty sure he's heard most of his work if not all of it. Speaking of Jack, he also has a sad acoustic album called "Viator". It's a lot more folky than this, a lot longer, and really really good. And fun fact, "The Median" is actually a slowed version of "Glass Chalet".

wow, this album got me hyped- i was jumping up and down when i found out lol genuinely though, i already know this is gonna be the highlight of my next year and its defo gonna be something I cry to. Wilbur never fails to be random and drop a depressing af album on a random wednesday Also, i always love your listening videos and your thoughts about the songs, especially with artists i like. cool content man 👌👌

Best album of the year for me. So hyped!

Id say it was written by this year, it mentions a lot of how he wants to feel normal again and that he marries a crowd each day (as like he was talking about tour) and that he hasn't touched the sea in a year (something he used to do a lot before tour, he mentioned it on stream a while ago) but I don't actually know!!

I think the voice in dancing around the pineapple is Chevy again

haven't watched all the way through yet, but i know for a fact this is gonna get real emotional... def was for me. so exited for this video though! such a beutifull album!!!

My favourite out of that song has to be i dont think it will ever end. Cuz it sums up my depressive episodes

Definitely in his Alex G phase atm you can tell

We know Amazon Standing Lamp he at least began writing in 2020 because on a stream in November 2020 he spoke about writing a song called Top Heavy Amazon Standing Lamp

Tbh I don't know if i should hate or love this guy

i thought i'd answer the "who hurt you" question that you've said a lot over the ycgma and msr videos, wilbur was actually in a super abusive relationship a few years back, he's written a lot of his "sad boy" songs about it. plus there's a lot of technoblade mentions throughout the album, who was a dear friend of his who passed away from cancer in june of 2022.

i love the way wilbur writes i love how he brings in the loving nature of a relationship into a song before and or during describing the self destructive end to it i think it really makes the sad parts pay off more and seem more tragic bc of little context stuff yeah i probably didnt word this well but lol whatever

I’m pretty sure that they’ve been written since 2020 since Wilbur actually talked about Amazone Standing Lamp on stream in 2020

39:38 if you listen closely can anyone else hear the heart beat 40:00 or is it just me. I was watching and heard a beat in the background

FINALLY!! so excited for this

Been waiting for this :D

yo lets go! i loved this album sm

while some people have mentioned him talking about amazon standing lamp on stream a few years ago, i know he also talked on stream to his friend phil in july of this year saying he had a finished album that he planned to drop with no warning or promotion and wasnt going to talk about much after, which is exactly what he did. so most likely he started working on the album soon after YCGMA and finished it around summertime this year.

great reaction and great album

this album is so unique and i love it so much

ive been WAITING for this video

I dont know if you know this, but there is a nightcore version of this album on Wilburs YT channel, could be worth checking out but i havent heard it all yet so i cant say what its like 🤷‍♂️

Ever since this album came out I’ve been waiting for someone to react to it

I love this album so much and I listen to it almost every day ;-;

I love your reactions so much

Thank you ❤

loved this

at 11:14 you were saying you were curious about when the songs were written, and he's acutally been working on some of them since 2020! there's a clip from a livestream nov 8th 2020 where he talks about working on "top heavy amazon standing lamp".

Would love to see your Lovejoy take on Glass Chalet!

Love the vid! love ur commentary in combination with musical knowledge and emotional connection with lyrics. Its always nice to watch. My fav song so far i think is mine / yours, it just hits so much, love it.

LETS GO IM HYPED!

I really like this album.

OMG THE REACTIONS OUT IM EXCITED EEEEEEE

It sounds very Phil Elverum inspired which is amazing. I thought the Asthma EP was like him too, but this really sinks into that influence and it's a highlight of this year for me The 1st section of Oh Distant You really reminds me of Grouper (another one of my favourite solo guitarists) as well (this isn't to say that he hasn't got his own style though) 22:19 I'd love to hear that!

I’m number 3 listener in the world to Melatonin 130 :)

Songs were written since YCGMA I think. There is a clip of Wilbur talking with friends about a song Top Heavy Standing Amazon Lamp in 2020.

Iluvya, bro. Thanks for your reaction and your opinion, I'm so happy to see more people listening wil. He's my fav artist right now, and I love he so fucking much. This album is my favorite right now and I'm crying for the meaning of lyrics, his melodies and all album in reality. I'm not english, but I can understand a little bit and I love your interpretation, cause I think, in production terms, in a so similar way. So, nothing, thanks for cry with me, I appreciate it a lot

YAY

Let's GOO!!!

YOO!! It’s here let’s go! :DD

For your Christmas song request, I recommend Fistmas by Tom Cardy and Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer by Elmo and Patsy.

YAYYY

*Amazon Standing Lamp* Hi, it's been a while Oh, I could stop on by I wonder if you'll hear this when I'm done It's gonna be a lot more 'til I'm gone Waste inside my mind Bloodshot eyes and empty sheets It's all downhill, 2013 Ostentatious, Austin, Texas I get so drunk I can barely see Hit me now before this gets too cute Don't make me beg in this hotel room You'd think it'd get a lot easier without you But you were right There's so much shit inside my mind I must confess the second time A lot of friends have left my life Escaping my tractor bеam of woe One small kiss and off they go Crying in deep vibrato Midday missionary Latе night loathing Midnight cowgirl Morning smoking Me and my girl could go all night (Midday missionary) My girl's the world, she fucks my life (Late night loathing) A top-heavy Amazon standing lamp's (Midnight cowgirl) The only light left in my life A top-heavy Amazon Basics standing lamp's (Midday missionary) The only light left in my life (No, it's not you again, is it?)

OMGGG

53:55 cough cough *BORIS JOHNSON* cough cough Very good review, btw, I agree very much

Have you reacted to Jubilee Line yet?

to semi answer ur question, amazon standing lamp was written after ycgma (around then), and around the pomegranate was written after technoblades death (and seems to be about it aswell)

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I love Wilbur soot

Honestly everything after The Median is boring to me, really unlistenable and boring.