Despite having some excellent moments, 'Welfare Jazz' doesn't really strike me as having much in the way of anything interesting or standout, many of the ideas that the band explore on here aren't fleshed out to their full potential and much of the instrumentation meanders way too much for my liking. I'm not too keen on the vocals either since they come off like a gimmick given the country twang, and most of the songwriting isn't very interesting to me.