I, like many people, discovered Guster in concert. It's a good thing I did not purchase Goldfly first or I might not have bought any other of their CDs. Musically, it's a bit heavier than their other albums and I don't care for it. And the lyrics...they remind me of some of the teenage angst-ridden poetry that I wrote in high school. When I finished my first listen, I was so depressed I felt like heading to my nearest bar. If you are trying to choose your first Guster album, please pick anything else except this one. This one should best be reserved for the "hard-core" fans who feel they must own all of Guster's albums.