I"m really diggin' it. I think it's a great sophomore album for them. they've added keys and I like it. in fact, there was a fourth guy playing guitar and keys at the show I saw. I can't say for sure if he was there for their live shows previously, but it was also a little weird that he was practically off stage/out of site. you can stream the album here: http://www.imeem.com/thefratellis I think the new songs allow for even more singalong fun, and a touch of swagger. my favs so far on the album, are the single "Mistress Mabel" "Acid Jazz Singer" "Look Out Sunshine" and "Milk and Honey" the last one was amazingly beautiful when I saw them perform it on the "Live from Abbey Road" show on Sundance. there it was a little more stripped down. the thing that struck me at the Philly show was that it was their first headlining tour, fans were dancing and singing along, and they were genuinely thrilled and humbled by the appreciation from the crowd. I think they made a comment like "that settles it, we're never going to play arena shows ever again" (probably referring to the opening slots for the police and festivals, etc. in my opinion, it seems they prefer to have a smaller venue where they can connect with what's going on in the crowd. lauree On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 3:01 AM, Gene Good wrote: > > I love "Costello Music" , but have not heard great things about the new one. What is your take ? -- music http://www.last.fm/user/bluflower/ photos http://flickr.com/photos/bluflower myspace http://www.myspace.com/lauree blog http://wordtravelsfast.blogspot.com/