THE GREAT MISDIRECT

Here we have what for me is the album of the year. An absolutley stunning album from Between the Buried and Me, a band that at the moment can do no wrong. Following up the modern day classic Colors was always going to be a difficult task, but BTBAM has succesfuly created an album the lives up to the greatness of Colors, if not exceeding it (though still too early to say one way or the other). Each song on this album is truly stunning, from the beautifuly subdued opening track Mirrors to the closing 17 minute epic of sheer technical brutality Swim to the Moon.