1001 Albums Summary

This album felt hand-picked for me, like the CD could have joined Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American on repeat in my Pontiac Sunfire throughout the summer of 2003. “Half-Blast” has echoes of Siamese-Dream-era Smashing Pumpkins that immediately caught my ear as well. I played the album while entering grades, emailing, and texting late at work. I plan to listen to it again expressly for the lyrics, and it’s going on my list of LPs to acquire.