To me, the sign of a great album is that I don’t “get it” on my first listen. I like to have a reason to listen to it more than once. Convergence is one of those albums. Each time I listen to it I hear some new melodic twist or arrangement quirk that I missed the last time. The songs aren’t instantly memorable, which means they are not instantly disposable. There are plenty of "hooks" to draw you in, but there is also a depth to the songwriting that takes a while to absorb. If pressed for something to compare it to, I’d say it’s sort of Queensryche meets Radiohead, with the “metal” turned up just a bit…and that can’t be bad.  The heavier tracks are balanced nearly perfectly by more laid back songs, which shows that this is a group that has varied interests and expansive writing and playing abilities. Great playing, great vocals, great songs. You can’t ask for more than that.
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