Dialing back a bit from the conceptual reach of their second album, (which consisted of one hourlong, multi-part song in the tradition of 's ), the Norwegian quartet return to discrete songs of more reasonable lengths but continue the questing spirit that made this album's predecessor so interesting. Leader and philosopher wrote most of the album, although bassist contributes two of the best tracks, including the surprisingly poppy opener, The bulk of the album is quite restrained, with a melodic feel not far removed from or even their fellow Scandinavians . The standout is the atmospheric, spacy closer but the entire album has much to offer fans of . ~ Stewart Mason