mewithoutYou - It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright

If I am being completely honest, I hated mewithoutYou's newest release It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright when I first heard it. I thought it to be slow and poorly written and I thought this a great letdown, as mewithoutYou has consistently blown me away with each new release. Then yesterday, I decided to give their newest a second chance. I knew there had to be something there - and there is. Upon second (and subsequent third) listen, I realized the genius behind the songs. The reason I disliked it initially was because it is such a departure from their previous material, making an even bigger leap in sound than what was seen between Catch For Us The Foxes and Brother, Sister. However, once I was able to dig into the songs and pull them apart, I found that they were in actuality brilliant. Not only so, but musically, the songs show a maturity and talent that was perhaps not fully realized on earlier releases. When I was able to get past the block in my mind of what they should sound like, I was able to fall in love with what they do sound like.

Give this album a chance (or two) and see if you don't feel the same way.

Tracklisting:
1. Every Thought a Thought of You
2. The Fox, The Crow, and The Cookie
3. The Angel of Death Came To David's Room
4. Goodbye, I
5. A Stick, A Carrot, and A String
6. Bullet To Binary (pt. Two)
7. Timothy Hay
8. Fig With a Bellyache
9. Cattail Down
10. The Beetle King on a Coconut Estate
11. Allah, Allah, Allah

Highlight Tracks: "The Fox, The Crow, and The Cookie", "Timothy Hay", "Cattail Down", "The Beetle King on a Coconut Estate"