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| From a Second Story Window: Delenda |  | Quantity in Basket:none
Code: 7408
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| | | This is the sophomore release by one of the most interesting American groups in recent years. While on the whole it must be said that this is better than their debut EP ("Not One Word Has Been Omitted", which in itself is amazing), there is a caveat: Of the 10 songs that comprise this disk, seven are extremely excellent; the remaining three are, for me at least, less interesting and musically out-of-place. But the great ones are more than worth the price of the disk. These are splendidly composed songs (hey, its even a concept album), arranged meticulously, and played in perfect taste, with only the slightest hint of old school Progressive Rock influence. Besides an inherent sense of urgency and power, somehow - amidst some gloomy subject matter - there is an obvious and monumental sense of uplifting glory in this recording, as if it were able to act as a soundtrack to a modern accounting of the Punic Wars. But, there's nothing meretricious or overblown here; when it works, which it almost invariably does, it is sublime. This is my personal favorite discovery so far this year, despite some minor shortcomings.
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