i absolutely love this album. im thinking of giving it a 4.5 but not sure yet. this is a solo project of a Swedish guy named Andreas S?str? the album is made up of him playing his acoustic guitar with more emotion and story telling than i have ever heard before. i honestly can see this album being a soundtrack to a very earthly western movie or a movie about a lumberjack's lonely life. you have to wait until track 5 to hear any vocals but they fit nicely. the main focus of this album is his guitar so the vocals only are here to add a nice break from just the guitar. definitely in my top 10 (non-metal) albums of the year. in no way shape or form does this album remind you of an Ass, but at the same time i cant think of a better moniker for this Swedish man