Swain continues to be the best band doing '90s revivalism by actually being good songwriters and not just Nirvana/Soundgarden/Alice In Chains clones. The first of those definitely has a massive influence, especially in the vocal melodies, but it's tasteful and worked into original songs. None of the hardcore energy that informed Long Dark Blue is here, this is just a pure alt rock affair and it's the better for it. Also as a bassist I have to note that every bassline on here is awesome with a great warm tone, the sound in general is excellent but the bass especially stands out.
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