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The first thing that strikes you about is his utterly unique and soft voice, which seems a mix of and . is a perfect example of this, as uses his vocals and an acoustic guitar to get his brief yet often memorable points across. Originally recorded on shoddy and broken four-track recorders, the songs have a definitive roughness and audible hiss on nearly all of them, giving them a certain authenticity rarely found. Cars can be heard driving past in but that performance is only one of the many highlights here. A number of the tracks are less than or just over one minute in length, often stream-of-conscious put to music. The fragility heard in resembles but evolves into a song structure, speaking of "wide ass suits and lion tattoos." can be discerned throughout the record, especially during lends itself more toward performing something from , perhaps the acoustic-oriented Lyrically the songs are quite odd and occasionally nonsensical, particularly Here speaks of a friend who has his favorite teeth and ears. Perhaps comparisons could be drawn to to a lesser extent, but makes both artists sound bland in comparison. is the most mainstream-structured arrangement, with showing a bit more intensity. The standout track would have to be which has a pretty harmony vocal to it as picks his guitar in a rather intricate fashion. is the most promising track, but the sound levels tend to fluctuate from verse to verse. An almost ethereal and angelic performance compensates for its shortcomings, though. A lot of the songs appear to be not fully realized, but perhaps that's the beauty of them. When tracks like are entirely flushed out, it's pure magic as the acoustic angle is played out to near perfection. has a handclap tempo to it that resembles a style as describes burying songs in snails. Throughout the record, is never guilty of being artistic just for the sake of being artistic. Each track rings true and can't be deemed contrived. is the most up-tempo song, but even then it's still mid-tempo at best. ~ Jason MacNeil