Pros:
Production holds up surprisingly well, sounding full and vibrant and bringing the best out of the various vocal and instrumental performances
Sustains a wonderfully laid back and comforting atmosphere throughout, using its funk influences to great effect
Instrumentation is excellent, layering in rich brass, string and woodwinds inclusions to bolster each track into these more grand compositions
Lead guitar playing is particularly expressive and unique
Cons:
Needlessly longwinded, stretching each track's simple grooves out for twice as long as is necessary which hurts the album's pacing and flow
Much of the album is very musically similar and repetitive, lacking any real surprises or left-field inclusions
Best: Baker Street
Worst: Mattie's Rag
6/10 High highs in a sea of... alright
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