Decades from The Receiver may be the first release to owe its origins to a senior thesis. Casey Cooper, half of The Receiver, created a vocal and keyboard composition intended to reflect the complexities of human emotion and, presumably after graduation, added his brother Jesse and a few more instruments to round out the project. Decades features intricate keyboard arrangements, coupled with lush and fluid vocals. Songs like “Afternoon� and “One In� are soft and comfortable, with gentle crescendos and emotional undertones. Perhaps the only limitation of Decades is that after 12 songs in a similar vein, one wonders if The Receiver might be a one trick pony. But for what they have to offer, Decades is a masterful outing.
-Elizabeth Sokol
Release date: October 3, 2006
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