The Guilty Office

Tracklist

1. Countersign
2. Crimson Enemy
3. Broken Path
4. Like Water In Your Hands
5. Castle Lights
6. Two Lines
7. Satellites
8. Later On That Night
9. Steppin Out
10. The I Specialist
11. The Guilty Office
12. The Orchard

Description:

"So inevitably, nostalgia nags The Guilty Office, the Bats' first release since 2005's At the National Grid, their respectable but underwhelming return from a decade-long hiatus. Despite introducing a few upgrades over the years-- actual sound engineering, a greater vocal role for guitarist Kaye Woodard, and the occasional harp-- the band hasn't tinkered with its signature chiming guitars and surging straight-ahead rhythms. But why fix a formula that works? From melodic, bobbing lead "Countersign" to bucolic closer "The Orchard", Office is a comfortable, comforting listen, wonderful in its very familiarity."

Pitchfork 7.5