ok i will admit it, was a bit disappointed with this cd on the first listen. mainly because it didnt have the country focus (i thought at the time) that the classic first cd, gas, did. no "girl of my dreams" or "been so long". but with each listen it kept growing on me and is now one of my all time favorites. maybe a bit more alt than gas but the country is still there. along those lines, to me the stand out tracks are "burn in hell", "brand new july" and, of course, "bethlehem". micah really is amazing, fabulous vocals, song writing and lyrics through out. really glad they hooked up with the centro-matic crew, fantastic production by matt and wonderful piano by scott. then three came along and once again i was initially perplexed. same result. gotta love a band and song writer who keeps you guessing.