
When it comes to their music, Casey and Jesse Cooper don't do anything halfway. The brothers who make up local band the Receiver are perfectionists, especially Casey, the apparent vision-caster who handles vocals, bass, keyboards, synth, piano, programming and all the lyrics while Jesse mans the drum kit. With Length of Arms , the two have mastered the art of making a richly rewarding, sonically crisp studio album. Like the Receiver's 2006 release, Decades , this new record is meant to be heard from front to back, with songs that ebb and flow into others, yet [...]