I haven't listened to this album all the way through since I was very young and it was very cathartic to do it. It evokes a completely different set of feelings in me than it did in 2011. Maybe it's because we're actually living in a suburban war now. The end of this album really made it for me. What a strong finish.

This album really isn't my genre, but I appreciate its technique. The percussion is layered and complex. The vocal harmonies have a great texture that's totally absent from contemporary music. There are some interesting threads to Western music. This album really tells stories. I don't know if all those stories resonate with me personally, and the tempo is a little slow for me, but it does what it sets out to do.