St.Ranger: Life coach (Ep, 2012)

"I have so much love for this band. Listening to their two previous singles, “Ohnowoe” and “Shark Week” it was obvious how much thought and care went into creating those two songs. Layers of instrumentation and vocal work were meticulously laid until a towering work of genius had been erected. On the heels of those two singles comes the band first proper release, Life Coach. You can download it for free on their bandcamp right now, but on February 16th the band will be releasing it on vinyl (you can pre-order it on their site).
Following the great songwriting of their singles, the tracks on Life Coach are not only aesthetically pleasing, but the craftsmanship is truly admirable. I’m listening to it as I write this and I’m marveling at how densely constructed these five tracks are (plus everything sounds so clean!). They maintain that math rock leaning that they touted before, but they also bring ramp up the vocal work with harmonies any Brian Wilson lover can admire. And as if that wasn’t enough to grasp onto, the band throws hook after catchy hook at you until your arms are so full of great music that you can scarcely carry any more. If you’re looking for just a really classy set of songs for future private (or public) singalongs, then look no further than Life Coach" (Punch: cactus-mouth.tumblr.com)