Anybody familiar with maudlin of the Well may know what to expect, but even then they'd likely be wrong. For those unaware, this is an avant-garde metal band who have three prior albums to their break-up, regrouping and renaming to Kayo Dot. This is definitely NOT a Kayo Dot album, though at the same time it's not exactly vintage motW either; instead it is so much more.

They're known for intermixing heavy and often harsh metal with jazzy funked out neo-classicism. Well, this album all but erases all the evidence of metal, some would say for worse, though I wouldn't. I think this supposed afterthought of an album of revised leftovers is their best. Try if you like post-rock, jazz, psychedelic or anything experimental/avant-garde. From there you may like their past albums, but be warned for those that don't like metal: there are far more abrasive parts on those albums.

The album can be streamed on their site, or can be downloaded for free in multiple high quality formats. And now, this is embarrassing, but apparently I can't post actual links without having 30 posts. But the website is:

maudlinofthewell . net