ocr: Well, break them they have- and the results are heartening. Sleepy-Eyedis much Closer to the band's impressive live sound, featuring minimal overdubs and trickery. Chris Colbourn's voice isr rough I and emotional, the guitars scream conviction, and the songs have a loose urgencythat Red Letter lacked. A classic song like Summer, with its subdued verse and high,y yearning chorus, becomes even more attecting and immediate when presented unadorned. You can almost see the sun fading at song's end. A well-timed step back for a band who are always one step ahead. DC
