pretty decent songs. but very much, should i say, 'poppish' than older Albatross stuff. if you had known the music of albatross before you listened to these songs, you'd probably be a little dissapointed. it seems that the band is taking the 'easy' way and forgot all about their 'in your face' attitude and music. this band has been around for quite some time, and their previous album, Hi: Fly, although never released, was one of the best music to come out of Kathmandu in my opinion. but dont take my word for it, - http://www.geocities.com/theraag/ you can find all songs from their older album in this site. its a radical shift, to say the least. but it all boils down to one's personal preferences, and the change in lineup from the first album to this is most probably the reason for this shift in their musical pattern, so....hopefully the band keeps rolling and get what they wished to achieve. a great band, nevertheless.