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Although still brimming with electronic bleeps and bloops, the latest release from Joel Peterson (The Faint, Beep Beep) falls a little closer to the Bright Eyes branch of the Saddle Creek family tree than it does The Faint. The songs are typically somber, with brooding, personal lyrics overshadowing the delicate synthesizer and drum machine parts. It's odd that such slow, dark songs get your head nodding. The record is more simple than previous Broken Spindles efforts, possibly because Peterson is the only performer involved in this recording. The record makes good use of what few parts there are, creating many subtle textures that make repeated listens quite rewarding. Get ready to learn how to dance while crying.

- Ron Barker

Synthesis.net

I got into the Broken Spindles with their "Fulfilled: Complete" album, and I must say this is a worthy follow-up. It's genius how Joel Petersen (of The Faint) takes on his music. There are some tracks consisting of simple piano melodies; such as "Desaturated" and "Valentine" that mix with the rest of the rock/experimental/electronic feel. While, not for those who prefer classical music as it is, with it's sweeping feels, this I suggest to any Broken Spindles fans (obviously), fans of Post-Rock (Mogwai, Sigur Rod, etc.) as well as simply people who would like to introduce themselves to a new take on music. This album has a very edgy feel to it, and who knows, maybe this could very possibly be the future of music.

This album has creativity. It has songs everyone should hear, because they're just that good. The songs that stray from beats and electronica and delve into piano, like NIN, are absolutely incredible. Truth is i only liked one of the "non" instrumentals, and that was Valentine. Some of the lyrics are just not good. I was wondering while listining to it for the 5th time, why did he want to do these electronic songs? They're just not good. They dragged on, at least for me, and listen after listen i found myself skipping songs. I couldn't get used to them. They were trite. The album could be worth your money if you're a heavy beats fan. I thank the album for its truly awesome piano songs, and wish the whole album could have been related to that.