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This is definitely one that's grown on me a bit over the years. The highlights of this are, in fact, highlights. No matter how many times I spin this, House Cats and Pinholes of Light are absolutely adorable, and the title track, Northern Thirst, has a nostalgic appeal that I've yet to put my finger on. I've grown to appreciate the opener, Blacktop Drifter, over the years, and Presto Change-o leverages a deep sense of foreboding that I really wish the rest of the song carried. ... read more

This is one that's grown on me on subsequent listens. Not all of its tracks hold—in particular, I find its fourth track, Mr. System, to be the album at its least intriguing—but damn, if most of them don't hold on their own. A sign of a good album, in my opinion, is that a few days will pass after I've heard it, and I'll go, "Hey, I kinda want to listen to one of the songs deeper on its tracklist." I'll admit, I did this album pretty dirty on my ... read more

The first track is fairly decent, if a little too dramatic and lyrically inconsistent. The rest of this ranges from fairing decent, as well, to not being as memorable, honestly. It's alright. I think it does what it sets out to do, at least.

I have been a fan of Andrew Collins's work since stumbling across his work with The Skeletones Four, a short-lived novelty rock band. After a nearly five-year hiatus in releases, he's put out nearly an hour of new music. I really resonate with this. I don't know how to describe it, other than to say that this is my happy music. I can put on any song from this and feel myself at ease in the moment.

I don't really care to criticize this much because this is very special and ... read more