Stripmall Architecture is a pretty eye-catching name, and their new tracks don't lack at all. But I'll always love the original Halou and will probably still call them by that name. This album was good for looking into emotions and calming yourself. I especially recommend Any Bird that Dares to Fly, if your picky.
Halou Fans, make sure you check out the new incarnation of Halou as Stripmall Architecture at stripmallarchitecture.com
Interesting downtempo electronic-rock. Occasionally over-wrought productions, especially the "electronica" elements which quickly sound dated, are less prevalent here than on the earlier albums. The emphasis is on the voice and the sublime guitar atmospherics (much courtesy of former Cocteau Robin Guthrie, one of the progenitors of this sort of dream-rock sound), as well as the intriguing rhythms.
