The Panics - Sleeps like a curse (littleBIGMAN)

Opening with the lullaby-esq One too many itches, The Panics guide us into the plain, yet magical world of Sleeps like a curse. You can hope that I might, But I never feel a thing..The following, likewise titled, Sleeps like a curse builds a subtle pathway to My best mistake, the song that would work wonders in an indie-club. I really like it when i can sing along to songs with lyrics that are moving enough as it is...And I'm not really that sentimental. I hope. Like in every good album, after a powerfull, energy draining song, follows a slight sentimental comedown, in this case, Like an unwelcome guest."I'll keep you in my mind, like an unwelcome guest, I'll take my time with us...I hear dogs bark like distant drums"...Just as you start to fear this might be one of those albums where all the good songs are piled up in the beginning, Someone Somewhere Somehow starts:I echo all the words you leave, I only dress them up in mystery...Did I write these lyrics? Why are they so compatible with my mindset? Who are these people who call themselves "The Panics"? They appear to be a prolific australian band, that look on a photograph as cool, laid back and sweet as they sound. Such are the soothing soft vocals by Jae Laffer, with an additional hint of an australian accent...Apparently he met guitarist Drew Wooton in highschool, a friendship based on a similar haircut as he claims in an interview..Oh well, didn't Albarn meet Coxon thanks to their identical trainers?...To get back to the music, yet again, as nice and unpretentious continues through Twin Sisters and Minor A...I really like Speak it, first and foremost, the melody, the backing vocals (Jules Douglas?), one of those songs that feel like summer and lyrically make you think of winter If holding on to me makes you sad, Loosen any ties you have, Ill be moving on as best as I can ...will I slit my wrists before I finish writing this review? Probably...It's not a thing has a brilliant sing along chorus, "I lose my mind seeking signs." Nevertheless, no matter how nice this song is, I always wait for it to finish fast so I can hear The General Calling which is my personal highlight on this album. Sounds different than the rest, the singing is quite sad, the ambient is really moving...it's...I quote: "stuck in motion"...well it's stuck in my winamp all day...all week...all year. And this song is not the last, being my favourite it has the best possible position a favourite song could have on an album, it's second last. The album ends with Keep an eye on me...well technically it ends with an instrumental 1 minute ending untitled piece, but I would rather consider that as an extended part of the last song. With lyrics that symptomatically correspond with the feeling you get when you have to leave a person you love...It starts off describing a room...I love this album to bits. The Panics, my new favourite band