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rose up through the
world during the early 2000s, but the very presence of producer
, best-known for his work with British rockers
, is a good indication that their major-label debut
is not intended to be a
record. And apart from a few stabs at vague spirituality within the lyrics,
doesn't play like a
record, either: it's a big, bright, shiny modern
record, heavily influenced by
and designed for big, open spaces, or at least to be played somewhere between
and
on modern
radio. But where
doesn't hesitate to delve into the sonic murk
developed with
(they may turn into something blandly warm, yet they do draw from it),
is happy to rely on the elements of
that capture the band at their most populist, not to mention anthemic, then they take that arena-ready sound and streamline it with their guy-next-door persona and straight-ahead songwriting. Above anything,
is a friendly, welcoming album; in other hands, the echoing, delayed guitars, retro-'80s synths, cavernous drums, and large soundstages might sound ominous or chilly, but
doesn't have anything foreboding about them at all. Such niceness could run the risk of being dreadfully dull, but
has an appealing combination of sincerity and skill that
polishes into a record that is slick yet ingratiating, earnest yet endearing. True, the brother-led quartet doesn't stretch boundaries -- they're proudly not dangerous -- but they're not only more genuine than
, the last prominent Christian-rooted modern
band, but they're more tuneful and varied, as well, and that's enough to make
a solid debut. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine