So, I apparently missed the boat on this band back in 2007 entirely. I guess I was too distracted by Andrew Bird and Arcade Fire and they never made a mark on OiNK so I, just, you know, dropped the ball, as it were.

Where We Were Promised Jetpacks is like a Scottish The Airborne Toxic Event/The Cure/whatevs, and where Frightened Rabbit is powerful and emotional like a Scottish The National, The Twilight Sad is like a Scottish The Frames and... oh, Frames are Irish. I'm sure I probably just offended someone. Let's say Twilight Sad is like a Scottish Deadly Syndrome? Does that work? Have I thoroughly confused everyone?

This album, it plods, but it's fun to listen to. If you put it through lousy speakers all you're gonna hear is a bunch of mush. Apparently when you hear them live, they sound mostly like a bunch of mush, too. Take this album, though, and put it through a nice pair of cans or just a pretty nice stereo, and it's pretty cool. The mush clears up and you hear all the individual layers and everything sounds nicely balanced and, hey, these guys know what they're doing.

Good job, guys!

Tour Note: These guys are touring with Frightened Rabbit and We Were Promised Jetpacks, you can check for tour dates in your area over at the FatCat Records events page.