Title: Groundbreaking.
Product review: Not a word to use lightly. Never, however, have I felt so confident in using it. This album shows Nickel Creek leaping forward by increments, taking their bluegrass/folk amalgam and adding in a new element, rock, and in the process forging a sound unlike anything I've ever heard before. The playing is much more confident, and the songwriting shows an incredible amount of growth. There's less emphasis on the frantic instrumentals of the first album, and more emphasis on subtlety, nuance, and brilliant harmony. The singing of all three members is noticably improved from the first album. Ignore Amazon. There's no sophmore slump here. It's a brilliant new sound, and it's going to be looked upon in the future as a turning point in the career of a band that will have an indellible impact on the future of music. Buy this album, and be able to say that you were there when it all started.
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