Cannery Hours

Today's Music That Jason Actually Didn't Steal is Cannery Hours, by a band called The Occasion. What I know about the band is minimal; I got this album from eMusic after having heard one of its tracks on Pandora. Thus far, the reviews are positive, but perhaps not overwhelmingly so.

Cannery Hours is an introspective album, one that has a message but doesn't really ever beat you about the head with it. This album is so quiet and unobtrusive that it might be mistaken for a soundtrack at first listen. It's not really light, though; the band makes me think of a less engaging Mogwai, though that's not really an apt comparison. I really like the sound, though sometimes I wish there was a little more of it. This is very much a 'fall' album, if you have to give it a season.

The title track and "You May Know Me" are the standouts here, at least in my opinion. I know this review is somewhat abbreviated but I don't know if I've been able to give this album a dedicated listen yet. Overall, this is a solid effort; I just hope the band listens to a little more Explosions in the Sky and a little less Von-era Sigur Ros.

In Other News:
My keyboard is working somewhat inconsistently and it's driving me mad.

The weekend was good, if unproductive.

I know the font is not so great here but it's more trouble than it's worth to make everything consistent.