It feels to me like inflation has improved now, but inflation (and accompanying gouging by companies due to having a nice clean alibi) was high for a while, we never saw wages really adjust enough to offset that much, and then things stopped getting more expensive.
So, cool, it's not getting worse at the moment. It got bad enough to fuck us and didn't really improve after that, but sure we can be glad we're not still sliding down hill. Yay.
To be clear, not one lick of that point of view is based on evidence, just my personal experience and the general observations I've made both in terms of reporting and in reality. I'd update my point of view if presented convincing evidence, but this sure seems to be the situation to me.
ETA: You did say "current" and "right now" and my comment turned out longer than yours lol, so maybe this is me barking up the wrong tree anyway
Oathbreaker's Rheia is one of the most moving records I've ever heard, truly a masterpiece with no wasted moments, missteps, just basically flawless in my opinion. On the other side Deafheaven just hasn't worked for me at all. Taste's so fickle lol.
I'll check out the third tho!