the record isn't that bad, it's just a few years past it's best-before date and consequently comes out sounding awkwardly out of fashion. that could have been resolved with some better drumming, which is always in style, but they seem to have settled on radiohead-aping drum machines instead. as nobody here has the warmth of an elizabeth fraser, or even a kate stelmanis, it leaves the record sounding dry and clinical.

they were a pretty tight band at one point. i wish they would have focused on finding the right drummer and pushing the groove forward. alas, the marketing executives and advertising agencies strike again...