Part punk/rock, part Incubus, this disc finds the Midwest foursome exploring the wide spectrum of popular music. On this, the band’s first full-length album, the band sounds as upbeat and Americana as Augustana (“Feeling Of Heaven”), as crisp and melancholy as Portishead (“You Make Me”), and as earnest and impassioned as early Pearl Jam (“Truth”). On “Shut Inside” J’espere lays down driving riff-rock -- a style that suits them best: pulsating, melodic, and memorable.
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