An album full of warmth and hope and regret, pulling off a balance of electronic sheen and human touch that can't help but evoke Twin Shadow. And while this doesn't quite reach Lewis's timeless highs, this might actually be a more roundly enjoyable album, bristling with Wolf Parade's creaky, detuned energy and desperate pop ravings. And just when we're a song and a third deep in straight up Modest Mouse wailing, A Sudden Blame cracks open into doubletime shuffle and stomp, putting its own stamp on the sound.
As far as I understand it, this is a solo project from an affable guy named Jacob from local band The New Complainers, and I gotta say, the production is rock solid. Clear, warm, rich, beyond what you'd expect from local-band-solo-act-album. An impressive start, here's hoping he sticks with it 3.5/5
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