Born in the Flood: "If This Thing Should Spill"
Morning After Records, 2007

At first blush, this album sounds like a skilled amalgamation of the more artistically ambitious pop rock of the last five years.

Hints of "Is This It?"-era Strokes and its tastefully clipped riffing are heard throughout. Flourishes of Coldplay’s soaring melodies highlight the edges. Interpol’s big chamber resonance informs the music’s sonic architecture.

In spite of all the borrowing from recent history, Born in the Flood has nonetheless always been much more than the sum of their parts.