Album Rating: 4.5

Brainy & Slow Show are still major draws (why does the word “highlights” feel so inaccurate), but I think Guest Room may be a new contender. Struck me as the biggest mover on my revisit

Album Rating: 4.0

Guest Room has always been a standout for me

Album Rating: 4.5

I think one track I’ve never thought of as top tier (despite gradual shifts elsewhere) is Apartment Story. Racing might be trending downwards too

Mistaken For Strangers is a bop of an anthemic stand-alone cut, but does feel cumbersome in the track-listing. Fake Empire & Brainy didn’t need it! Very minor gripes.

Album Rating: 4.0

nah Apartment Story is one of their best songs. Mistaken for Strangers is not a highlight though I agree

Album Rating: 5.0

Apartment Story always seemed like a poor man's Guest Room to me, even though I like that song

Agreed that Mistaken For Strangers kinda does not really completely work in the context of the album - it's my least favourite cut

Very minor gripes [2] though

apartment story works in this tracklist as a cosy throwback to alligator-era landfill national, but it's far from the best track

Album Rating: 4.0

how are Guest Room and Apartment Story similar

Album Rating: 5.0

Was Apartment Story the first instance of Devendorf falling back on his default generic kick-kick-snare-snare beat? Because I’ve got such a bone to pick with him over that.

Album Rating: 5.0

@Colton they're both relatively upbeat tracks with prominent drums

Album Rating: 4.0

hmm I don’t really see Guest Room as upbeat but I guess they have some rhythmic similarities. pretty distinct from one another though imo

Album Rating: 4.0

Guest Room reminds me more of Day I Die if anything

Album Rating: 5.0

"alligator-era landfill national" exCUSE ME JOHNNY

Album Rating: 4.5

has devendorf ever hit a crash cymbal in one of their songs?