The cover of , the second full-length album from , a dusty west coast duo comprised of and , depicts a wintry farm dusted with snow. It's an image that's easily conjured throughout each of the 11 songs that make up , a subtle, nuanced, and quietly noble collection of -kissed that echoes the work of , , and . , who blends 's soft, serpentine delivery with 's "I can't open my mouth all the way" mumble populates his songs with the kind of woodsy, heart and soul-broken characters that one would expect to find lurking between the pines on a frosty Oregon morning in February, but it's ( a member of fellow Portland outfit ) who provides the chill. His string arrangements are grandiose in their simplicity and busy without ever interfering with 's poignant, icy prose. From the heady opener to the surging, banjo-led the two carve up each track like master craftsman, finding the perfect middle ground between the sparse, reverb-laden landscapes of the and the orchestral, aching beauty of . ~ James Christopher Monger