Blog: Don't just do something, stand there

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 [...]