Disappointing follow-up project from On! Air! Library! guita
Gregory A. Green | Santa Fe, NM USA | 11/05/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"This is a dissapointing album, considering the leaders' previous band, but it's nevertheless a good find for fans of shoegazing. Unfortunately, the lineup was unsettled during sessions, and as a result there's an inconsistent sound. Also, many songs are underdeveloped, lacking the vibrancy of On! Air! Library! They often suffer from having too few melodies, and from being too slow. At worst, the songs are soporific and boring, like well-produced demos of potentially good songs. At best, they sound like really good eighties goth/shoegazing (like late-decade Cure or early My Bloody Valentine). What works is pretty good, and about half the songs are definitely worth hearing (particularly the ones with Amanda Gerrett: "To No One" and "Please")."