I can't think of any particularly clever way of introducing this album, so we'll just jump right into the tracks.
"To Sheila," as the opening track, sets a great tone with a mellow and truly beautiful-sounding song.
Along similar lines, "Tear"'s creation of its mood can only be described as perfect. Whether it's the chill you get from Billy Corgan's near-whispered introduction or the long-phrased strings in the background, there's just no way to listen to "Tear" other than the way you're meant to.
Not every song captures that kind of excellence. "Crestfallen," for example feels frustratingly close to being on the cusp of something great, but never quite crosses that line.
I don't love it but I would be remiss to avoid mentioning how bizarre it is that during "Appels + Oranjes," the band suddenly decides that they are going to do a song that combines the tone of a slow Pumpkins song with the kind of Euro dance beat you would expect to hear at a discothèque in Barcelona.
I hate that I keep using the word "pretty" to describe this music but it's an appropriate choice of words. "Annie-Dog" is one of my favourite tracks on the album, if no other reason than the fact that the gravity of the piano makes what would otherwise be a creepy vocal sound beautiful.
Keeping along the "beautiful" track, even if you don't take my recommendation and listen to this album, at least take the time to Youtube (or Grooveshark, or Napster, or whatever you kids do these days) the song "For Martha." It's got a hypnotically pretty piano theme that gets matched up wonderfully with the vocal line, although the guitar part around 4:30 does make it start to sound like an electrified version of a national anthem.
Other Recommended Tracks:
"Ava Adore"
"Behold! The Night Mare"
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