A companion to their 2020 full-length, this five song EP (spread over two discs) is a fantastic record in its own right. It kicks off with Chuck Garvey’s intricate “New Hope For The New Year” and continues with Rob Derhak’s wonderfully weird “Pill Vacation”. Al Schnier takes care of the C-side with the road-worked “ATL” as well as “Screaming & Kicking”, which is classic Al. Rob closes out this set with “Prestige Worldwide”, which had been kicking around the rotation for a few years and becoming a monster. A key lyric from this song gave these two sets their name - “this is not, we are not normal”. Ain’t that the truth.
Despite appearances this is definitely not just a set of leftovers. These tracks are every bit as good (or better) as the ones on the proper LP, and some of them have become standards. I look very forward to what this band does next.
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