[purlieu]

My only problem with Sea Change - other than a couple of dull songs in the second half - is the production. Godrich managed to make all the guitars sound flat and added silly novelty whooshy bleepy endings to the songs. Again. As if he hadn't shat that crap out over Travis, The Divine Comedy and Radiohead in the past.
I can't listen to Round The Bend. Such a beautiful, moody, stirring song until the last ten seconds when Godrich goes I KNOW I'LL PUT THE WHOLE THING OUT OF TUNE!!!!!!!1
Ugh.