Okay, the emotion is here, and they're certainly trying hard... But being aware of Jonah's devotion to SenseField, I can't help but call this recording largely derivative of that band AND others. The formulaic song structures (especially in the first several tracks) just scream out heavy influence from many other "power-emo" type bands who did it before and in most cases, better. The overblown production and at times painfully off-key vocals don't help matters here, either. And the SenseField worship becomes quite obvious in lyrics like "...I was thinking of my faaather". This is just one of those albums that might impress upon the very first listen, but subsequent spins reveal not much else behind the "heartfelt" thrust/tender whisper routine. Instead of this CD, pick up FAILURE's "Fantastic Planet" or way better yet, the self-titled HANDSOME disc.