well... SUBTRACT is depressing. 

ed said the album is like one big song, so sometimes it feels like we're listening to "the same thing" (although, personally, I can't see it that way). I think it was very brave of him to replace an album that had been in the making for a decade with one that he wrote the songs in just 1 month. as a fan i feel so much closer to him and so proud that he shared these songs. like he said, he just wanted to vent. i already love this album so much 🥺💛

caitlin: "end of youth"... i'm sure this one is gonna be a great time ed: 🎶i've been depressed🎶

As a huge Ed fan (his music helped me through so much during the pandemic) I adored this album. But I totally respect your opinion. I do see what you mean when you said that the songs sound similar. Of course, I hope you'll give it a few more listen (especially for Curtains that I love so much) and I hope it grows on you. 😊 I'm not sure if you've read this, so I'm putting right here what Ed said when he announced Subtract: I had been working on Subtract for over a decade, trying to sculpt the perfect acoustic album writing and recording hundreds of songs with a clear vision of what I thought it should be. Then at the start of 2022, a series of events changed my life, my mental health, and ultimately the way I viewed music and art. Writing songs is my therapy. It helps me make sense of my feelings. I wrote without thought of what the songs would be, I just wrote whatever tumbled out. And in just over a week I replaced a decade's worth of work with my deepest darkest thoughts. Within the space of a month, my pregnant wife got told she had a tumour, with no route of treatment until after the birth. My best friend Jamal, a brother to me, died suddenly and I found myself standing in court defending my integrity and carreer as a songwriter. I was spiralling through fear, depression and anxiety. I felt like I was drowning, head below the surface, looking up but not being able to break through for air. As an artist I didn't feel like I could credibly put a body of work into the world that didn't accurately represent where I am and how I need to express myself at this point in my life. This album is purely that. It's opening the trapdoor into my soul. For the first time, I'm not trying to craft an album people will like, I'm merely putting something out that's honest and true to where I am in my adult life. This is last February's diary entry and making sense of it. This is Subtract. Love your videos and thank you for being honest. A real fandom would get that no one has to love an artist 💛

Sometimes an artist needs to address important, life affecting issues. This is the case currently with Ed. As Ed says in Boat, "there's beauty when it's bleak". I welcome the extra depth to his songwriting, despite it coming from more challenging circumstances. It's called life. If his new songs help us all to connect and to get through the bad times then that's a good thing.

Personally, as a sad boi, I love this album. As someone who also didn't like Equals as much, this was a step up. I think Multiply is still my favorite Ed album, but I am the opposite in terms of having it on repeat. It's been on repeat for me because it's sad haha

The Hills of Aberfeldy is a masterpiece and this album is incredible 💛

Salt water is about the suicidial thoughts that he had during the darkest parts of his life

Heyy!! Ed himself said that he wanted this record to be like one big song. Subtract is incredibly cohesive and its not like a specific pop-record like divide which has targeted radio singles like shape of you/castle on the hill. Personally i like it when an album encapsulates one view properly and i really love the cohesive nature. As a kid who has lost his mom at a young age some tracks just hits home. Also this record is a visual album heavily inspired by damien rice's "O" and has 14 individual music videos with connected storylines. I bloody adore ed and fuck i love his entire discography and i just love how he concludes the mathematical era with a pure singer-songwriter album focussing on heavy stuff like grief and depression. Sorry to say i didn't really vibe with your reaction especially with a tune like curtains which is fantastic but i guess we can have different music tastes. Anyways thanks for reacting and you can move on with the stuff you like but for me this record hits home. Lots of love xx

It might be depressing but that doesn't mean I don't relate to every song and I love the entire album :D

I have been waiting for this album reaction for DAYSSSSS 😭😭😭😭😭 To me, this album is very similar to folklore. It's one of those albums that is very overwhelming on first listen and all the tracks blend together. But then you pick up something new from each song with each listen. If you've got time, the documentary was pretty good too!

Eyes Closed was written about a man named Jamal. Jamal gave Ed the opportunity when he was starting off singing and helped Ed get his first record label. Ed was in several music videos with Jamal both singing, rapping and as a background character

This album is a grower. I’m loving it. Right now I’d put it on par with plus. Divide being his 2nd best and multiply his best.

Divide deserves so much more respect, this album is so fucking sad though 😭

I am so excited but at the same time scared to see you cry

This album came out on a day when I wasn't having a good day and it was rather therapeutic. And the previous day I saw the Disney plus docu series which gave me the context and I enjoyed it a lot

Divide is my all time favourite album. However, this is the most cohesive. As a musical theatre actor, I can listen to this as a musical, it just has such a strong and consistent theme with some really narrative and conversational lyrics. And also some beautiful music 🤷‍♂️ EDIT: Also, THANK YOU for checking out the bonus tracks because Toughest is one of my favourite tracks of his. I can never get enough of it.

You are incredibly brave for being so honest in your review, haha! I absolutely adore Subtract, and while some parts of your review made me want to say "shut up" (sorry, can't help it 😂), I realized that it's because you listen to music that I don't particularly care for. So, it's fair to say that the music I love might not be your cup of tea. As for the repetitiveness, many people initially felt the same way about Folklore, yet it's still a remarkable album. When you write a lot of songs within a short period of time (just like with this album or Folklore), you tend to go through the same emotional path, but with different perspectives. That's precisely what this album is about. Moreover, it'd not be fair to say that "Curtains" sounds the same as "Borderline" or "Colourblind" as "Life Goes On." The songs are not that alike; it's just that they're all about the same topics, but from different perspectives. In my opinion, to truly appreciate this album, it would be great to watch Ed's docuseries on Disney+ because it provides more context. You probably connected with the album too much, which made the melancholy overwhelming and uncomfortable (and I get it, I'm a freakin psychologist haha). I think it's amazing for you to let you be vulnerable and show it on your channel 🫂. I truly appreciate your honesty because you listen to so much music, and sometimes I wonder if you're just giving glowing reviews to everything. So when you put out a review on something that you seem not to like, it makes me appreciate your content even more. I'm sorry if I came across as negative; part of me was upset about your comments, but the other part of me knows that it's your opinion, and it's valid. Although I didn't agree with your review, I still love your content, and thank you for sharing it. 🫂🙌

fun fact: salt water is about the possibility of ed committing suicide by jumping into the ocean water.

This album is a beautiful masterpiece. My fav songs are Boat, Eyes Closed, Borderline, Toughest, Wildflower, and Dusty. The other songs are pretty to. It feels like you really relate to this album just like Ed personality did.

YESSSSSS I am anticipating Caitlin's reaction to Ed's new album!!!!! I agree, Subtract felt like Ed at expressing his deep emotions!!!!!

I appreciate your honesty 💜 I adore this album so much, but 2022 was real rough for me and i needed to just feel my feels and this album really allows you to do that.

I honestly get why Moving and Toughest are bonus tracks given the vibe he was going for with the standard edition. But I expected the album to be polarizing with the ÷/= girlies😬😬.

As an Ed Sheeran fan who has color deficiency, Colourblind is just the song for me. It's a no skip album but that specifically is relating to me in a different perspective.

Equals is his most generic Divide is his best Multiply and Plus are ok Substract is ok but i hope it grows on me

Didn't know Lyra was a constellation, it kinda makes sense now that they named their kids Lyra and Jupiter lol

Loved this man's music since 2013 back in high school, never stopped doing so. Amazing reaction 💛

I have to say that to watch the videos (for the whole album) is also another experience (especially for Dusty that I was slightly confused about). I feel like I love it even more now.

Was so excited for your reaction! Thank you for your honesty. Truly, I think the sadness Ed captures on this album is its most beautiful aspect and he puts grief to words in ways that I think a lot of us really needed. I'm so glad it exists and it may be my favorite era. I hope you let it sit with you, it gets better with every listen. (And I agree with you - I wish all the bonus tracks were on the album!)

Ed Sheeran is literally one of the best artists of our generation, i can't imagine any male singers who can do better than him. It's kinda sad that Subtract is underrated compare to his other albums

Aaah! It makes me so happy seeing a new video pop up from you. Thank you so much for putting out content as consistently as you do. Whether it’s the horror channel or these reactions I just!!! I enjoy seeing your videos sm and honestly no matter what u do u v got a fan in me always. Love you! Also I m having a bit of a crap week and don’t wanna cry seeing u cry (which I always do ahaha) so I ll see this video soon but sending all my appreciation and good vibes today x

You don't have to love every popular album, feel free to say your opinions ❤

i’m so glad u reacted to this i love subtract

I think this album is a tough one to get through. Not because it’s bad, it just doesn’t really have an upside so going straight through it kinda beats you down. Then again I think that’s really interesting as this is essentially what was happening to him at the time. The waves just kept coming

I’m the same way with Taylor, her albums get boring for me listening through them but I like each track separately! Personally I love Subtract and the more I listen to it the better it gets! Thanks for the great reaction as always

It is not depressing it's relatable to anyone that has ever lost someone, or had hard struggles. It was his most personal album and in so many ways it will help so many people because we can relate to his music. Thank you Ed for being authentic. If you pay attention to the lyrics there is hope in the darkest places.

I get what you mean about it kind of feeling "the same" (I also get why it would he would want to talk about that a lot, I can only imagine the amount of stress and anxiety he was going through) but after a week and actually playlisting most of the songs they really grew on me (the ones I didn't love already) listening to the album is A LOT, but the songs really shine when you kind of take them off of that (it sounds weird, i know, but it's true idk). Overall it's really beautiful project and the majority of the songs are really good, I just felt like when all put together it does feel a little repetitive (more lirically than productionwise for me) but once they got to my taylor/maisie/sabrina playlist they really popped off on their own! loved your reaction as usual!

I bought the CD album. He is a talent, with a beautiful voice, but you really have to be in a relaxed mood to listen all the way through to the end. What you may not know, Ed Sheeran worked with Dani Filth of the UK Black Metal, Cradle Of Filth to create a track. I was expecting it to be a bonus track. Maybe a lot to do with Record Labels dictating. When the track is released it will be a shocker.

ED Woman have Cancer,he lost 2 Friends, he has Depression,and Sadness in his Heart,the Album is so wonderful.....

Now, please everyone says thank you Taylor for bringing Ed and Aaron together because - is everything I needed

yaaasss i’ve been waiting for this 💛

I think this might be an unpopular opinion, but The Hills of Aberfeldy is my favorite song of Subtract.

I can't help but agree with you more on the fact that "Toughest" and "Moving" are two of the best songs in the album. Him going from sad to upbeat was genius. Personally I also really like "End of Youth" and "Vega" and I love the album as a whole but I completely agree. I have been an Ed Sheeran fan for a very long time and i think that him sharing all his feelings in this album was so brave of him to do.

I've only just started the video but you've already made me smile. Hope you're doing ok! 💛

It’s already my favourite of his albums because of the storytelling and vulnerability. It’s such a strong., solid project

ahhh i met you at the lizzy show, so sorry i was so awkward, i was on the verge of a panic attack the majority of the day (for unknown reasons) but thank you for being so sweet & kind:) ive loved you and your content for a few years now so it was definitely so awesome to meet you!!!

I've been waiting for your reaction since it came out!!

Great video! I agree with you on pretty much all of it. There are some tracks I really love but others that are kinda the same topic but less interesting musically. My favorite album after Multiply and Plus though, closely followed by Divide!

Well yk the album name is "Subtract" in other words it is minus. So it contains sad songs. I don't know about others but i really enjoy this songs and it hits me deeply

The hills of aberfeldy is SO nice! I love that one

Waited since the release day for this video ❤️❤️❤️❤️

i like that there's a lot of similar songs, it's what depression feels like to me. just dealing with the same shit over and over.

Yessssssss I have been waiting for this!!

Ive loved Eds last 2 albums!(this and previous) I relate personally to the lyrics because i became a parent the same year as Ed. Its been amazing to hear his maturity in lyrics and as a person since cherry and the girls ❤ I would be so ecstatically happy if i could see him perfom all of subtract live! So happy to hear your opnion on the album

I could hardly focus on anything but how beautiful you look lol. Perfection!! Love your reactions :)

Loved the way you explain about how you feel with the songs and i didn't had something with toughest and moving but when i understood what you said, i kinda like them a bit more.. I was more into End of youth and Curtains (whose melody reminded me a bit of "don't" from multiply and despite not liking the "shine shine shine" that much) Vega Stoned and Spark completed my top 5 but since i watch your vid, i feel like Toughest would be better than Stoned

Probably my favorite by Ed but I understand people who don’t feel that way

For some reason watching you react to this album made me want to hug you because I feel like you could need one 🫂

I Really Enjoyed Today's Video So Much And I Love Ed Sheeran's New Album So Much

Amo o seu canal ❤

The thing with this album is it's more ed himself. Finding a way to deal with everything he's been through lately. Kind of like a diary for his feelings so I expected it to be more of a depressing album than usual.

31:47 pretty much same as me, especially for those on the top of the list. Just one difference, I would put dusty at "i can appreciate this"!

it broke my heart amd people are being so rude to him for no reason

yeah reallity can be depressing! Thank to Ed for exploring that! Beautiful album!

I love your blouse!!

You need to watch his docu series, it really gives a good context to this album. I honestly think this is his best album, I love it. 😊

to be honest my favorite one is Vega, Lyra is the name of the constellation but also the name of Ed's daughter

The album is real, real emotion, its life. Ed writes and sings, and expresses extremely well on this album.

while i got to borderline in this video i got a notification ed sheeran uploaded a video of him performing that exact song for apple music live

I would like to say to people who have also listened to the album: The Hills of Aberfeldy being the last song on the standard edition is very The Parting Glass is the hidden last track of +

Might be my favorite album of his now. Definitely his best vocally!

Any chance you’re going to review his Autumn Variations album?

Moving is also my favorite! Loved it…

Your tier list is the complete opposite to mine, life goes on is number one for me

0:38 I love how Visiting Hours is just a completely separate tier 😂

i really think you would love the album “preachers daughter” by Ethel Cain

Also, I love this album

And the docuseries on Disney+ gives good context. And the Zane lowe interview was great as well for context

Fear deluxe bonus track on the deluxe yellow vinyl made me cry :(

This album really is a grower for me personally

I hope he releases the album he is been working for 10 years

I loved this album since it came out 💜💜💜🥰🥰🥰 for more context, u should watch his documentary

This Is A Very Sad Album, But It's Deep And Real. The Pain Of Losing A Loved One Changes Your Life Forever. 💛😢

"Ed Sheeran just lives to hurt me" OMG, how accurate 🤣

This is an album for me that is hard to objectively rank in his discography because of how deeply personal it is. It has some very strong songs and some weaker ones. In a way, it reminds me of DWTD by Demi Lovato, where some songs are just....too specific and too personal that I can't put it in a rankjng where it feels...idk, right? Obviously this record has some of his best vocals and production, but when it comes to the lyrics, this doesn't feel like a record I can revisit in the way I can with his others. It's very heavy and I applaud him for putting his pain into this beautiful art though.

For me, I loved much. Borderline, wildflowers, saltwater, hills of Aberfeldy, toughest... ❤

Hi Caitlin

If you don’t mind me asking, what headphones do you have?

Seen him live and got his autograph in AT&T stadium last week. Best night of my life

The hill of aberfeldy is the best in this album period

Hey! Completely unrelated to subtract, although I agree with you. Wish it did more of a Gracie Abrams 'This is What it Feels Like' kind of song delivery, with crazy twists and heavy production on the second half of otherwise slower and sadder songs. I really think you should consider checking out the Dangerous by Morgan Wallen album! It's absolutely amazing and I think you would be really shocked by it! It's country, i'm sure you've heard of Morgan. Up to you though!

you’re so beautiful 😭💓

i went feral when i found out aaron produced for this

His best album

I don’t think I will ever understand the criticisms of Equals, been a fan since +, and Equals is tied with Multiply for my favorite of Ed. Equals is Lover, Both are not as outstanding writing as the other albums by Ed and Taylor, but still incredibly wholesome and lovely. I love both so much

i'm an oldddd Ed fan, i loved this one, not as much as X, but i do feel like this one feels more like his olds projects :)

Lyra is i think also one of Ed's daughters names

I think you’d like the disney documentary he released!!

Hi caitlin, love u girl, please give a chance to the vamps :)

I'm an Ed's fan, this is my favorite album, and I assume that the most of the songs are really similar. I don't think this makes the album worse, it's just a sad album, if you not sad, you probably won't like the songs. Ed initially wasn't planned subtract to came to the public like this, it should've been a album with songs wrote over the decades of his career, but after his losts, he changed the album songs and said the "originals" subtract songs will be released in the future. I honestly assume that I pretty much like the album just because the way the songs makes me feel. Hapiness isn't the only feeling or vibe that we felt in our lives and I don't think every think should be essentialy happy, cause life isn't. It is his most honestly album, he just sing how he feels, it is really different from equals, that album was like a capitalism nightmare, except for 2 or 3 songs, the major of them sounds like a plastic trying to be sold, I just got so sad after that album, just because the songs doesn't had any "soul", but subtract is different, it has a lot of real feelings in any verse

I feel the exact same way about equals