With its vast array of musical styles, isn't as accessible as or as immediate as the bracing, noisy of . never abandon their warped aesthetic, they simply expand it, incorporating elements of , English , , as well as adding asides to such contemporaries as ( ), ), and ). Alternating between majestic epics like and ragged narratives like and to song fragments like and the punkish the record might seem disjointed at first. After repeated listens, the songs play off each other, creating a dense collage of '90s that recasts the past and present into one rich, kaleidoscopic, and blissfully cryptic world view. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine