I am so glade they are still going strong!!!! I love all the songs but wires is my fav right now..

Very original and almost experimental sounds. Its good for a nice background music. I love Panorama.

If you really look at the evolution of Cranes -- from their ep's of the late 80's to their first LP's of the 90's (namely "Wings of Joy", "Forever" and "Loved") -- you can think of no other word to describe this incredibly magical and strange band but stunning. I can think of no other band who has evolved so beautifully to this extent, yet have still managed to maintain everything about them that was ever innovative in the first place. Namely, Alison Shaw's vocals and Jim Shaw's melodies, but it doesn't stop there... (ie: the artwork. I love their album covers). This new album is similar to the last, "Particles and Waves" with its 'folktronica' sound, but it takes it all step further in that their sound on this one is simpler, subtler, clearer, and the overall feeling of the album is of a universal heartbreaking hopefulness. It's perfect. If you really let it reveal its magic to you upon a number of listens, you will not be disappointed with what it ends up being. :0) Highlights: "Worlds", "Wires", "Wonderful Things", and "High and Low" (a song so blissed out and cosmicagical that I have to listen to it three or four times in a row to let it seep into my bones). Cranes are simply amazing.

I was surprised by this, I usually don't like this style of music, but I ended enjoying most of the songs on this album. A few of them are a little slow at points and get a little boring, but overall the songs on this album are very good. I'd suggest it to a fan of the genre, but not for someone just trying it out for the first time.