A jammy album that's saved from the "jammy album" tag by it's varied pacing, stirring together:
- short non-song interludes;
- regular'ol rock songs clocking in at radio-ready 3-4 minutes;
- longer winding raveups that benefit from a democratic mix and structure, letting the bass rise way on up to the front as a first class instrument, letting pianos get their licks in, before pouring the inevitable doses of guitar over top;
never diving into formlessness for too long, never letting you get too settled into a particular pattern.
Most importantly there's playfulness, in the studio snippets, in the loose feel - dudes seem like they're having real fun, like they're a real band. That's a piece of magic that's tough to come by 4/5
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