Minus Story's debut record for Jagjaguwar, The Captain Is Dead, Let The Drum Corpse Dance, drew rave reviews and solidified the band's standing as young sonic provocateurs on the brink of widespread notoriety, as fertile crafters of mystical melodies and harmonies that dig under your skin. Drawing from the spirit of The Captain Is Dead... but looking unflinchingly towards the future, Minus Story have now created a new shorter work that will inspire the same kind of fervent reaction as their Jagjaguwar debut. Listening to Heaven and Hell, you have absolutely no doubt that this band is special, that they are especially privy to the fundamentals of great music making, that they are becoming in more and more proximate league with the likes of Smile-era Beach Boys, Circulatory System and Neutral Milk Hotel. The first two songs on this EP are a couple of years old. The third and fourth songs are newer (the fourth -- "Misery Is a Ship" -- was written just a week before recording). Also features a Misfits cover and the recital of a "true" ghost story.