Joan of Arc's "The Gap" is pure, sporadic Poe-eh-tree! This venturous step of artistry should come packaged in a steel combination safe that can only be opened once the potential listener passes a musical-IQ exam and is mailed the combination. "The Gap" will delight learned music connoisseurs who are aware of the fact that experimentation does not automatically define an artist as self-indulgent. And for those of you who dismiss this album as mindless, pretentious, etc. (this includes you, Pitchfork), just because you don't "get it", doesn't mean you have to destroy an artists' credibility. Listen to "The Gap" carefully...and be committed to diving below the surface rather than literarily pouting simply because your genius does not surpass Tim Kinsella's.