While their sound is rawer and more guitar-oriented compared to the likes of Death Cab For Cutie and Snow Patrol, Little Beirut encompasses enough potential to reach a similar status of popularity as such reputable acts. but, unlike aforementioned comparisons, the entire album is composed of solid material. High Dive is not an album where one or two catchy singles are supplemented by a variety of fillers in order to sell at the $15 mark. This is an album clearly crafted with precision, with its consistency being something of a rare entity in the realm of independent alternative-rock. The lyrical content is also as diverse as the instrumental display, with themes of love, politics, and the consequence of choice being evident. The stunning “Love During Wartime” manages to incorporate all three, being a constructive ode of sorts to the Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. “[It] is a jab at the war and the goings on of the Bush administration,” Sims admits. “But it’s also a jab at the fact that in order for Rice to become te most powerful woman in the history of U.S. politics, she had to be completely desexualized to make it okay. Hence why a love song to her seems so absurd.”
01. She's A Martyr 3:32
02. Sniper's Lament 3:30
03. Acid Wash Soul 3:19
04. Loose Medusa 3:10
05. The Lottery 3:41
06. Love During Wartime 4:31
07. The Monsters Are Coming 3:45
08. Belle De Jour 4:01
09. Estacada 1:22
10. Star Maps 2:55
11. The Believers 3:12
12. High Dive 4:59
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