A Less Troubled Good Life

The Good Life - Help Wanted Nights

I have mixed feelings about this album. I think its charm is a little too subtle. I have always preferred The Good Life to Tim Kasher's primary employer Cursive mainly because The Good Life seemed more like a release for Tim. His albums have always been deeply personal and showed a troubled sole in a way that was never cheesy or contrived. I feel Album Of The Year was a master piece that played the way High Fidelity reads.

Help Wanted Nights seems to be lacking something. It is missing most if not all of the personal torment and struggle that defined his previous works. It may be that Tim is just in a good place in his life right now, and I hope that is the case, but it didn't lead to a great record this time. The record is more upbeat, but it doesn't work as well for them. I hope giving this record some more time will reveal more depth to me, be cause I know Tim has it in him.

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Help Wanted Nights [Full Album Streem]
You Don't Feel Like Home To Me [mp3]