A six-song EP that appeared between the two albums proper, without sharing any songs with either, essentially extends the same musical and lyrical spirit of with a couple of slight but intriguing changes woven in. Admittedly, that won't be apparent on the first song, which fully confirms that 's combination of deliberate pace and electric guitar playing, along with a softly sung rumination courtesy of , is pretty much its compositional mode rather than affectation. Those put off by earlier CDs won't want to continue; those taken by the band's way of doing things will happily embrace it. From there, makes its careful way over about 25 minutes, with some guest performers popping up to leaven things. One adds "noisy guitar" to the mix on with a quick, stuttering main riff to its credit, while contributes both piano and arrangement for It's a highlight of , essentially a solo performance, but still sounds exactly like something would write. Other high points include the echo and burying in the mix of 's voice on and the slightly surprising conclusion, a cover of 's done in a bit of a late-night jazz club style with more typical interjections towards the end. ~ Ned Raggett