Separation Anxiety
[Revolution]
Since last year’s LotS album, Fearloaded, went double platinum, critics have been waiting for them to deliver on their commercial promise. LotS singer Marshall Morley got some panning for his not-quite-reay singing voice, even when the critical acclaim for the lyrics was prominent. He has improved a lot (mostly due to constant touring), but Separation Anxiety is the album you wish you made (if you’re a bit of a nu-rocker, of course). Competition in this genre is stiff, but only one can take the top prize.
See also Language of the Sea, Rehabilitation (2006); Art Death, The Same Dream Repeats (2008).