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A worthy successor

Sage Ross | New Haven, CT USA | 05/04/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Chris Staples keeps up the quality with his new band, Discover America. The sound is closer his solo album, Blackest Hair, Bluest Eyes, than to his previous band, twothirtyeight. Fans of twothirtyeight should definitely check out both the solo album and this (which moves even further to the "indie" side of indie rock than twothirtyeight, though with more rock than the solo album).



The standout tracks are "From the 100th Floor," "Green Eyes" and "The Halves That Make Us Whole," but the whole album is solid.



I can't praise Psychology as quite highly as the transcendently awesome You Should Be Living, but it's fresh and well-produced and original and exciting and beautiful and the lyrics, as always with Mr. Staples, have so many snatches of brilliance that even the artsy poet types should be satisfied."

Still Puttin' It Down

Jason King | Seattle, WA USA | 05/03/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Chris Staples is my favorite artist to date and though he's no longer with Twothirtyeight he's still puttin' it down. Personally "Green Eyes" and "Halves That Make Us Whole" have to be the best songs on the album. "Call It In The Air" is the A-side of "Psychology" while the rest have the 'Heart on his sleeve' feel. Overall I would say the entire album is a great listen from begining to end. Now all I need is a show date here in Seattle."