I haven't had a chance yet to listen to all of these videos but i did listen to The Boy with the Arab Strap a couple times and it's just awesome. i'ts interesting though that you had me start with this one after the initial post. This whole album is more laid back, less funky. The guitar tone on every song is AMAZING, and the bass lines are really cool when you can hear them, i just wish bass was more forward in the mix in general (although i could just be saying that because i always over mix bass). There were times when the guy's voice bothered me, but the lyrics are so colorful and interesting that it was easy to look past.

The biggest thing i've noticed is that i haven't been able to come up with any parallels between this band's sound and any other's. tonally and especially compositionally there are a lot of surprises. There were a bunch of times where they set themselves up for a nice resolving cadence and instead used a dissonant color chord. On the whole, they really are something i've never heard before and that is very cool to me. I will say though that in some ways this album is something i can see The New Green doing. i couldn't name a specific song or lyric or progression, just that the atmosphere of this album made me think that the album of yours which you sent me was influenced in some way by these guys, or that you could make an album like this if you wanted to. If that makes sense...

Anyway, i'm definitely keeping this album in my library and will be adding a few more. I'll also keep working my way through these videos. I'm taking a class now (contemporary music history and analysis) that is going take up all of the time i usually spend listening to music "recreationally," if that was ever possible. But thank you for starting me off with these guys, they're really great and if you have any more suggestions i'd love to hear them.