Reviews / Album

It hits hard and grabs on tight from the very beginning and only loosens its grip long enough here and there to make the next squeeze that much more intense.

When given the musical quality of Give Up, Gibbard, Tamborello and Lewis have their priorities right.

Give Up defined a period so powerfully that the original album will forever transcend the songs that comprise it, and Gibbard and Tamborello were wise not to try and better it.

This album is Stern’s most controlled, forward-thinking and planned, and behind all the fury and energy, this shines through.