I was not excited with Pills' sophomore album given the number of times I've listened to it. There are plenty of hooky choruses, numerous great grooves and solid rhythms. rElin's voice is probably the band's greatest weapon and the fact that its not over-highlighted makes this another honest and humble release. However, this must be one of the fewest times that I found the well-worked production detrimental to the overall experience and listening of the album. The rawness and power that the debut album had, is absent here. This is probably due to the retreat of the guitars into a more secondary role in order for the keyboards to be more involved. Recommendations: "Burned Out", "Gone So Long", "Little Boy Preacher", "Won't Go Back", "Elements and Things"
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