I’ve had this record in the CD player of my car for the last three days. I’ve listened to it on long car rides. This album is sublime and psychedelic, worming its way into your ears and making permanent lodging in your brain. It is an album that demands to be heard over and over again. Not just in your car, but sitting in the sunlight on the back porch, sipping on lemonade, getting lost in the melody of the band. It should be the last thing you play before going to sleep, the tenor of Eric Johnson providing the soundtrack to your subconscious. Always sunny, rarely cloudy. Mellow, rather than melancholy. The Ruminant Band is music tailor-made for the summer nights at the cottage, while you’re watching the sunset. I am rarely disappointed by a release from Sub Pop. This is easily one of my favourite albums I’ve heard all year, if not my favourite. (Sub Pop Records, www.subpop.com) Charles Lefebvre