Jared: I read this review, saw your comment, and then had a rather hearty chuckle.

also, I read your Augustana review. booyah!

this is boring.

Album Rating: 2.5

THE REVIEW OR THE ALBUM????????

They got that special stuff, that special ingredient, that pizazz. That oomph, y'know?

That opening sentence is clumsy. It would be better if it read like this: "What makes the Austin, Texas ambient duo Stars of the Lid so damned good at what they do..."

this 3.5 overall is a blasphemy

Album Rating: 4.0

i don't quite understand why this album's average is 0.4 lower than Polar Life, but whatevs.