11 arresting songs that eschew everything the Cool Britannia party has to offer". Pitchfork writer Brent DiCrescenzo said they perform "sylvan, introspective soft-rock that's pretty and pleasant, but too mono-emotional (read: sad)". MTV's Kim Stitzel called it "restrained, mild, kinda pretty, and overwhelmingly inoffensive". Victoria Segal of NME went further by writing that it was "supernaturally dull, vaporised by its earnestness" and that that it was "useful only as road music for somnambulists, 'Almost Here' will knock you out. Cold." Several reviews compared it to Radiohead; Segal wrote that the band had "enough of a resemblance to Radiohead - serious, sensitive, the usual - to make it unavoidable". DiCrescenzo was not surprised that the band "sounds like a watered-down Radiohead", though felt that Andy Yorke lacked the "intensity, tension, and questionable sanity" of Thom Yorke. Tim Mohr of Consumable Online dismissed this comparison, stating that the band "don't sound remotely similar to Radiohead", being more inline with Arnold and Crowded House. He goes on to say Andy Yorke's vocal "style is completely his own and shows no trace of Thom". CMJ New Music Monthly David Jarman wrote that the album "reveals a promising band that doesn't need to ride on anyone's coattails", though did admit that Yorke "shares some vocal tics with his brother – a lilting tenor, a fondness for quivering and hurt phrasing". Track listing "Solved" – 3:46 "Angel" – 3:51 "Stone" – 3:37 "Same Mistakes" – 3:01 "Forget About Me" – 3:57 "Settle Down" – 3:13 "Finest Little Space" – 3:40 "Building" – 5:04 "Almost Here" – 4:08 "Higher Than Reason" – 4:02 "Be Ready" – 2:51 References Citations Sources External links Almost Here at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed) 1998 debut albums Unbelievable Truth albums Virgin Records albums