A quick report
Arise Therefore | Orange, MA United States | 03/24/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I bought this yesterday when it came out. It's too soon for me to have on opinion about the lyrical content, but you might like to know the sound of this album is quieter and more lo-fi than other recent offerings.
It's not as lo-fi as Days in the Wake, but not nearly as warm, open and complex as The Letting Go or Lie Down in the Light nor is it as dense as Beware!or Greatest Palace Music.
It's more "WG-squared" (white guy with guitar). I think it's going to prove to be a fine album, although I wish Will would have Mark Nevers record everything he does. (He recorded Master and Everyone and Lie Down in the Light as well as many of Lambchops albums.)
I'll report back later."
New BPB continues amazing streak of recordings...
jcsnet | Columbus, OH USA | 04/02/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I received this release in the mail a few days ago and I've been repeatedly listening to it ever since. The lyrics are intimate and the music rich and sparse at the same time. Many of the songs take some time to register as they don't have an immediate hook but once I stopped waiting for the immediate rush of a hook and provided the album my full undivided attention I felt like I was being enveloped. This is the rare album that manages to be both accessible and challenging at the same time. With time I think it could easily rank near the top of my favorite BPB recordings.
Finally, I can't give Billy all the credit... Emmett Kelly's backing vocals and guitar work are an amazing compliment to these songs. The songs feel almost spur of the moment but these two are in lockstep with one another and present a brilliant collaboration. Highly recommended for BPB fans!"
Solid!
Rico Suave | 04/02/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I like this record. I find it holds together quite well, is maybe a little less dark than "Beware" (not that I mind dark...), and with the unique addition of the Cairo Band's Emmett Kelly as a wonderful (and amazingly appropriate) match, I can highly recommend it. I must say, and this is something that I am pretty sensitive to, I don't really find it that much more "lo-fi" than some of the other recent albums (Is it the Sea as an obvious exception). I have a nice tube/b&w system and find it tonally correct and full with solid imagining. Not to say I don't like Mark Nevers work - especially on Lie Down - but I don't think this is a badly recorded album. Plus its freaking brilliant that they pressed vinyl. I have not been able to get the song "The Sounds are always Begging" out of my head for freaking days! Well done Will. Thank you."
Track Listings (10) - Disc #1