The surprise success of affected in a surprising way. Instead of running from success and shunning melody, and decided to embrace on their own terms. That means remains an band, recording on cheap equipment, and layering brittle guitars for the basic tracks, but the guys write impossibly catchy hooks, such as the amazing single At its best, is spare, tuneful, and infectious, and at its worst, it's merely underwritten. Nevertheless, has rarely been as succinct and consistent as he is here, and ' songs are uniformly strong as well, making one of the finest items in their respective catalogs. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine