"What?" is probably a more accurate description of my reaction when I first heard this record.

Now, I listen to a lot of music, so it doesn't blow my mind nearly as often as it used to. Fortunately, though, these guys have heard a lot of music, too. And they've got some damn good taste.

Don't ask me how to describe the sound….I'd end up saying something like "yeah dude, it's like a cross between Ugly Duckling and The Mountain Goats."

Uh, it's, like, hip hop with elements of jazz, western, tons of "indie pop" sensibility. [seriously? I should be fired from writing music reviews….why am I even trying to describe it….go listen for yourself.]

And the wordplay….my gosh. This guy is good…intelligent….articulate:

"Even though I haven't seen you in years, yours is the funeral I'd fly to from anywhere."

"This goes out to dirty dancing cursing back-masking, backslidden pastors' kids."

"Don't pretend you didn't see me coming round the bend on my fixie with the chopped horns turned in trailing behind your biodiesel Benz. Stalker's my whole style and if I get caught I'll deny, deny, deny."

Damn.

So…….gorgeous melodies, chill/hip/eclectic beats, intelligent song structures, strange-but-somehow-it-works vocal quality, clever things to say [I mean, you won't appreciated it if you're easily offended], perfectly-blended mix of more styles than I can count…..yeah it's good.

It's records like this that make me become more and more of an Anticon fanboy. Seriously, they have released quite the range of music over the years [The Notwist, Alias, 13 & God, Dosh, Odd Nosdam]….and it's all good stuff. Man…these guys.