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Subtle yet outspoken

aporia42 | tampa, florida | 10/29/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"i am purple plum in the face no one has offered a review of this album. it isn't epic or flawless but it merits permanence to any music enthusiasts archive. the guitar work and lyrics are subtle yet outspoken. the disc opens with a catchy lo-fi graveled track and drifts into the hypnotic "on the way down." "mrs. pilling" could easily be mistaken for something from a lost donovan archive, and the last track is a pleasant cover of the beatles "girl." "canned laughter" is a bouncy little number (as are several others). however a few of the later tracks feel like fillers until "ties" arrives and once again you are roped in by the hum-along toe-tap melody. essentialy it is pleasing album, a little on the poppy side but without the offense of being tagged "billboard." a great album for chilling or filling the islands of time."