This and A Portable Model Of are both excellent records. The way they intertwine irregular grooves and high-pitched electrical chirps and whirrs is just magical. The cumulative product is something super special and unique.

I only just recently discovered Spencer Radcliffe's music and I'm so upset I hadn't listened sooner. This is the second album of his that I found after listening to Keeper earlier this summer. "My Song" is my favorite track off the record. The lyrics flow with a kind of stream-of-consciousness, anecdotal cadence and are written with a dry, silly, almost surreal poeticism that's sort of in the same vein as Slaughter Beach, Dog. R.L.'s side of this split is also killer.

This album helped me realize that sometimes songs can just be short and playful.

This album is so, so good. The band is so locked in, it's crazy; the guitar licks are insanely catchy, the drums are energetic and spontaneous, and John's screams on this record are fully in a league of their own–they set the gold standard for all other emo vocalists. Each song is so raw and emotional. "Kiss Kitty" and "We Lack Science" are two of the best emo songs ever written. They follow a similar song structure, with verses clumped into groups of three rather than four, which contributes to the upbeat feel and keeps the energy going. I can't give Street Smart Cyclist enough praise.

Matt Pollock's lyrics are always so poignant and resonate deep to my core, but this record in particular has a tangible atmosphere of loneliness, self-loathing, and depression. it's so vulnerable and expressive and means a lot to me.