What a difference a few years can make. Taking some time off and working on various other projects in the interim, returns to his project with a full-fledged band. The advantages of this expansion are immediately noticeable within the opening minutes of the lead-off track, and company give a full-bodied sound with a broader range of instrumentation and more sonic possibilities for than before, especially in comparison to his previous releases. The endless comparisons that could be made to fellow post-rockers such as and are inevitable, especially when contrasting arrangements. But from a wider perspective, that's not exactly bad company to keep. At four tracks and 20 minutes in length, it's exactly the right amount of material to keep it from being a bogged-down, filler-happy full album (which is a temptation to hear no doubt). But here's hoping that this is just a teaser for things to come in the immediate future. ~ Rob Theakston