Im guessing those who gave this CD bad reviews are eiether Metal lovers who listen to Metallica or something like that or they just dont have any musical taste whatsoever! this album is great. Ive been a huge Brandtson fan for a while and this is one of their better records. Hopefully they will stay together for a while longer so they can help save the music scene.
If your into catchy,thoughtful, different music, give this a shot

I've been a fan of the bands for a couple of years but was very diappointed in this effort. A bit more produced than the earlier stuff but none of the songs rise to the level of previous standouts - really B tracks throughout. If your exploring the band some of the best work is; Shannon Said, Holly Park and Leaving Ohio.

For starters I'll just say this, I've listened to Brandtson since the beginning, and while this album is of no comparison to Letterbox or their early 7 inches, it's still a great album...I've got so much respect for this band it's not even funny...They've been at this for several years now and have numerous albums and have done countless tours, who knows how much they have left in them...

This CD is full of "Maturity" if that is what you would like to call it, but to be quite honest, it's not totally off Brandtson's style...They still have that unique sound that only they can pull off...Awesome vocal harmonies, nice intricate guitar pieces, and I swear Jared gets better and better on those drums with each album (hee hee)

Over all, if you're a Brandtson fan, this is definately an album you need to pick up...And even if your not, pick it up anyway!!! Oh, and kudos to the band for the remake of Blindspot!!!

HooRay for Brandtson!!! Keep up the good work guys!!!

Ben from Benbrook, TX

Every song sounds the exact same. The instrumentals are so repetitive its just funny and the voice and lyrics just try to copy those no talent trendy bands like jimmy eat world.

have gotten into brandtson around the year 2001 via their first full-length, brandtson always remained slightly under my radar. i enjoyed that record, but it wasn't one of my favorites and to be honest i just sort of forgot about these guys. which brings me to this summer, at wal-mart of all places, i saw this album and i was surprised to see that a) they were still around and b) a large department store chain was carrying their cd. so on a whim i picked it up. at this time i was getting frustrated with the indie-pop emo/rock world, and in addition to this record i also picked up the latest by black metal band dimmu borgir. i did not know how much i would love this record.

if you haven't heard their last few records (dial in sounds, fallen star collection, dying to figure each other out) you will be surprised to see that they're not so much of an emo band these days, and most references to mineral or sunny day real estate in their sound no longer apply. but what they have found, however, is that they're battle-tested and their chemistry is at an all-time high. it's a shame that this record hasn't been getting too much exposure by the press because i think it has enough mainstream accessability to appeal to many different types of music fans. i have yet to read a single negative review of this album as there just aren't many flaws.

if you get the opportunity, go see this band, as they sound just as good live as they do on record.