While the CD could be considered barely a jaunt (it only clocks in at 29 minutes) it doesn't feel lacking in any respects. In the 8 tracks Kensrue covers family, drug abuse, loss, poverty, and many other topics. With a little help from his fellow members of Thrice; Teppei Teranishi, Eddie Breckenridge, and Riley Breckenridge, Kensrue creates a masterful album that has the potential to be one of the best albums of the year. One of the biggest selling points is the pure simplicity of the album, you won't find an abundance of background noise and synthesizes anywhere. In many respects this is what will set "Please Come Home" so far apart from the numerous Protooled, massively over produced records that will probably come out this year. One of the biggest questions is how it will stand up to Thrice's untitled four seasons epic to be released in May.

Songs such as album opener "I Knew You Before" and "Blanket of Ghosts" are in the singer/songwriter vein of Adams, Yorn, and as well Damien Rice. "Consider the Ravens", although about being poor, is a song that you would hear on a sunny beach being sung in a carefree standard. Where I feel the album shines the most is on title track "Please Come Home" and "Blood & Wine". "Please Come Home" is a remorseful song sung from a father's perspective of watching his child walk a path of self destruction and pleading for their safe return home. "Blood & Wine" has Cash written all over it. The song tells a tale of drug addiction that has led to a robbery attempt and the taste of blood. The blues are reborn again as he howls, "Now that I've tasted blood, this wine seems too thin."