It sounds more like Murray Street than those that came before it, but not as hooky.
Quieter, too. Less distortion than before.
Fewer bizarre tunings, too, generally.
Seems solid. If MS was a 10.0, this is probably a 7.5 or 8.
“Unmade Bed” is the first single. It’s got a slow-tempo disco beat right off, which is definitely branching off from MS’s “Strawberry” and becomes a nice staccato refrain.
It sounds mature. Is that good? Relaxed, without even MS’s off-kilter urgency (ick phrase).
the O’Rourke fascination with 1970s soft-rock is very evident. Again, is this a bad thing?
This one is going to take a while to figure out. But so far I like it.
Out on 6/8/04, I think…
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