Mecca

VINYL FORMAT. "Fate slapped Office around a little, but even if the occasional note of disillusionment creeps in along the edges, the songs on display on Mecca show that the band is no worse off for the adversity. There are fuller arrangements only hinted at by Office’s previous albums. The Modest Mouse bass-snare-one-two that characterized earlier hits like 'Oh My' and 'Q&A' are still present, but the music around them is markedly changed. 'Enter Me, Exit You' is a prime example; the tinkling keyboard line seems to fill in the gaps between Erica Corniel's thumping drum beat rather than march in lock-step along with it. Masson also makes more extensive use of vocal harmonies throughout Mecca, whether in a conventional chorus like that of 'Sleepwalking' or in the ghostly 'ooh's and 'aa's' laid over 'Double Penetrate the Market' The resulting record is lush and complex, one that remains immediately accessible even as it unfolds itself through repeated listening." - Tiny Mixtapes