At The Drive In were one of those bands that I always meant to check out, I just never got round to it. So when I got hold of this album I was expecting quite a lot. And this album does rock - starting as it means to go on. The songs are pretty unconventional in terms of pace / tempo / rhythm, and you have to be in the right mood for it. Headphones are recommended.
Fortunately I have been finding myself in the mood more and more - planning train journeys so we can spend some time together. As a sweeping rollercoaster of jazzy - sometimes progish - rock this would make a great soundtrack for some freaky movie. Sonic landscapes flow out gently, then spin on a dime to be full-frontal aural assualts of conspiracy riddled lyrics. "If you only knew the plans they had for us....."