Even on the more straightforward radio rock offerings, such as "Bedroom Girls", Burnett's voice remains soothing and holds the album together (though most of the lyrics are silly and easily dismissed). "Gravity" rises out of a low hum and becomes a moody pulsing post-punk song in the vein of Interpol or the Cure.

However, despite all the hooks (some great, some forgettable), the album doesn't reach its peak until "Holy Ghost", the closing track. It eschews the midtempo standard rock format which the October have established and instead features a sparse arrangement of haunting
vocals and building guitars. It explodes into the most beautiful writing anywhere on "Bye Bye Beatiful" and then just as quickly descends back into fuzzed out guitars and a whisper.