SOMEONE HERE IS MISSING

Finally we have a Pineapple Thief album that doesn't send me off to a comforting nap. The band added a good chunk of power and heaviness to their sound, something that makes them sound even more like a Radiohead meets Porcupine Tree clone, but it is exactly that bit of power they needed to make their emotive music come alive. And luckily this is one of those rare cases of cloning where the quality of the result compensates for the lack in originality.

Pineapple Thief combines the noisy 'cool' of indie-rock with progressive elements.The result is rather poppy (even slightly techno-tock at times), but the combination proves to be very fertile. Instantly likeable but ultimately forgettable. Not an album I've kept in rotation for very long.