Brooklyn's made an incredible leap forward from its lackluster first album to , its second and best. Stretching out over 70 minutes, the album is a lush, almost lethargic showcase for singer/guitarist 's sad songs. Front-loaded with the band's best songs (the stunning and ) and brimming over with tasteful string arrangements, seems to be the record had been trying to make since its inception. Hypnotic and repetitive -- but engaging rather than boring because of it -- this grouping of songs would inspire slowcore imitators, but wouldn't be matched. ~ Josh Modell