This is one monster album. The songs are of the highest caliber, the band's playing has a holistic grasp of rock dynamism, and the whole thing flows like butter. This release comes as a numbered 25,000 limited edition digipak with free sticker, and 25 randomly selected copies will contain "golden tickets" for a free 5CD + DVD box set retrospective due out this fall. "Great music seems to come pouring out of some people: Mozart, the young Rossini, Paul McCartney, Prince, and now Robert Pollard"--The New York Times