While the structured nature of [Looks At The Bird] is likely to hold your attention longer than the static and hum of Brokeback's last release, Morse Code in the Modern Age, the lack of challenge often detracts from the fulfillment that comes with a difficult listen.

While there are programmed beats, ambient synths and samples aplenty to be found here, the overall vibe of this recording is one of a classic swinging session.

Fans will eat up this new record, as the songwriting rivals, and often exceeds, the best of Crooked Fingers' prior curious work.

The subtle mix of acoustic instruments with warm electric washes gives Holopaw's songs a surprising amount of depth.

In a time when consistency is rare, and integrity even rarer, the Sea and Cake have made an album that highlights where they've been.

A disappointing concept album with large patches of trivial explorations and experimental noodling.

On a purely musical level, Twoism is more essential to me than 1998's well-known Music Has The Right to Children.

Last Night is as moody as funk can get, and the results range from soulful to pretentious.

When the compositions behind the words are as dull and lifeless as the album's core ("This Bum's Paid" and "Hair Dude, You're Stepping on my Mystique") the results are utterly disastrous, relying too heavily on tried dissonance over unimpressively staid tempos.

The Black Heart Procession is a truly original band, and Amore Del Tropico is a large stride forward for them, a reminder and a promise of their potential.

Worthy of any superlative you can throw its way.