Blog: The Mix Tape

Not as singularly-focused as The Body The Blood The Machine, Now We Can See is no less smart and can feel, at times, nearly as far-reaching. The things that make the band essential are on display in elements like the pacing and phrasing of opener "When I Died", the bouncy guitar solo towards the end of "Now We Can See" and the lackadaisical, unconventional charm in Hutch's voice during "Liquid In, Liquid Out". At worst, some tracks are Thermals-By-Numbers (still quite good). At best, the hint that TBTBTM may not even be the best they have to offer. [...]