This is a MUST HAVE! Thrice is perhaps the most talented band around in their genre and have done a wonderful job again crafting such an intimate project. The music is similar to beggars but certainly has moments that are more intense and bring back memories of past albums. This is not a rehash of things they have done in the past though, this album stands on its own and is one of their best works. The lyrical content is perhaps the best of any album they have done which is hard to even imagine. Songs like "Listen through me" and my favorite "Words in the Water" paint a wonderful picture and take the listener on a journey along with a perfect intermixing of the music and lyrics. A beautiful work no matter which way you look at it.

(Posted on 10/21/11)