gives me the same feel as Iron&Wine.. love it love it love it. beautiful music and great lyrics. i'm impressed.

The mind heavy with the times has not been articulated this well in a while. Knives, in many ways, is a record of the same caliber as Counting Crow\'s \"August & Everything After\" and Bill Fox\'s \"Shetler From the Smoke\". Translation, an important record. Its always a promising sign when an artist leaves a profound impression on us with a minimal amount of elements. Further, when they do this via standard elements used in non-standard ways. Grooves are established by guitars and voices and accented with drums (as opposed to the standard vice versa). At times, however, there is a bit too much lyrical material. The listener finds themself remembering well-written melody, but unable to remember the many lyrics. This doesn\'t detract from the significance of the album though; as already said - \"The lyrics are great\". All things considered, there is very little gimmick in between the Knives That Stab Your Face - the songwriting is first & foremost. It efficiently, and almost single-handedly carries the record without many apparent production devices. A rare feat these day and an implicit call for a return to roots. In this sense, Jive White Boy is a significant sign of the times.