Not much to say about this, other than I really enjoyed it. There have been a few comparisons made and while it has elements of those, and at times Del Amitri as well, to me it feels most like a much later band that I really really like, in mood in particular. Likely had a significant influence on them. I was a bit reluctant to mention it, as they could well have been my next nomination and any clues would be gubbed, but gone another way now. The band is Portugal.The Man (that's their name, with the fullstop), and although it is slightly more contemporary, the mood of it and a lot of the sound is very similar, worth a spin for anyone that likes this. So taking this as a more original precursor was a nice experience.
The thing I didn't so much like, which Fog talked about, is the chops and changes of mood. I am not a fan of albums that jump between moods and tempos. Unless they really pull off an experience, most feel a copout to me, a paint by numbers of making sure a record doesn't get 'boring'. And that's what this one felt like to me. We've had a pacey one, lets have a slow one, and back. That is about the only thing that slightly let it down for me, and even then it is moreto do with the order than the content. Overall though a good strong 8.
