I found this album on Reddit; self-listed and published through bandcamp as a pay what you want and braced myself for the worst.  Thankfully, though, I was immediately drawn in by the ambiance of Sutures i, their opening track whose video is below.

In general, the production quality is fantastic. 

Though self-described as “indie psych-rock”, I’m not entire sure I see the “psych” side of the album; I can hear some major influence by the more modern ambient rock style, but a couple songs pack a nice punch through a screaming lead guitar—something which, I admit, I’m pretty partial to.  Particularly notable are Lawless and Disabler, both of which are the songs I’d suggest you listen to first.

Nevertheless, most of the songs on this album seem to be more down-tempo, like their Beach Boys cover, Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder).  Though I don’t know how often I’ll be coming back to it, the album certainly reaches toward a commendable emotional punch.

The only bad thing I have to say about this San Fransisco, CA band is that the outro of their album builds down much in the same way the intro builds up:  over a large amount of time.  Sutures ii is their definitive stopping point, but …to the West! seems to fall into a bit of a cliché; I’m not sure if there was really a point to including it except to add bulk to the album. I would have much rather had a well crafted last track instead of this 46 second homage to “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”.

Overall verdict:  throw some bucks at these guys; they definitely deserve it.  A fantastic first try which should put these guys in a comfortable position; and I’m certainly excited to hear what they’ll bring to the table the next time around.