I've listened to this album 3 times now and it draws me in more each time. The first time I listened, it was a bit loud for my taste, but intriguing enough to make me want to listen a second time. The second time I listened, I thought "This isn't really what I want to listen to while I work, but it really should be used in a movie or something." Today I'm listening for the third time (yup, while I'm working) and I'm saying to myself:
--I like the energy
--I like the piano in "peaceful" and the driving rock drum refrain it leads into, and I need to listen harder to catch the lyrics
--I like the children's(?) voices in "macbeth"; the way they get clipped and remixed is kind of interesting, but I'm not sure it's completely successful for me in the middle section, but then it works again as it progresses into the more multi-layered part with the synthesized drum(?) beat
--I love the brass in "swear" and "union and hope"
--I like the lyrics and voice in "into sugar" ("I am the hunter, you are the hunted...") but wish they weren't made so explicitly clear at the end. That seemed a bit heavy-handed.
--Nice water sounds in "inc."
Thanks for an interesting album with a lot of energy, some very pretty parts and enough to keep me coming back to listen again.