Title: Above average Post Punk
Product review: Ok, we all hate labels, I know, but for the sake of giving you the quick down-and-dirty, I have to say these folks play straight up post-punk, in the same vein as say The Veils, Echo and the Bunnymen, or The Chameleons UK. Unlike another reviewer profiled here, I may be thick as a brick, but I do not hear the Depeche Mode or New Order influence, sorry. Instead, I would describe this band as warmly poppy without the sugar-syrup trappings, musically great guitar hooks and complete with the requisite angst-ridden lyrics. Sure, they're introspectively gloomy, but they manage to side-step the bleakness of the aforementioned synth pop greats (New Order). Finally, of all The Bravery releases, this is their best LP, and you should get it, if only to snag the masterpiece "An Honest Mistake," which should by all means go down as a classic. Overall, this is a great record.
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