Some how I feel I shouldn't like this band or album as much as I do. Ever since I was quite little, Iv'e been a sucker for westcoast style rock, roaring crechendos, supposedly meanful, heartfelt lyrics about love lost, alienation, sitting on a beach staring out to sea, the need to feel wanted, the impulse to always be on the move, the bohemian 'beat' ethos: I mean come on, once you put it to paper, you start to cringe at your own ideals! And then I found emo or 'emotional' rock as it should be termed!..........and not that pretend chart pop 2001/20002 stuff, we're talking much further back in the early to mid 1990's - 'mineral' 'christie front drive' 'cap'n jazz' 'appleseed cast' 'american football', oh how we love american football and 'braid'.
this is a great album. if you like intelligent emotive rock, dynamic time signatures, wailing guitars, creshendo heaven, you'll love this! Great stuff! Makes you want to get a guitar and start hannering away in a 'braid' style yourself, although if your like me, and you've only got an acoustic because your amps broken, this can be relatively hard! Definately worth buying. Also check out 'american football' by american football, 'mare vitalis' by the amazing appleseed cast and 'alphabetology' by cap'n jazz and any record by 'owen' alias mike kinsella, if your thinking of doing the whole acoustic guitar thing!