Abandoned Pools - Sublime Currency

It came as a surprise to me when I saw that Tooth and Nail had signed Abandoned Pools. It was either on Much Music or MTV 2's Subterranean but as soon as I saw the video for Abandoned Pools' The Remedy I was hooked. Humanistic hit on every level and became one of my favorite records. But I didn't know the band still existed when T&N announced the signed.

Sublime Currency is every bit as good as Humanistic... But it's a completely different record. Where Humanistic was biting and had an edge and bitter undertone, Sublime Currency is sweet and melodic.

The title track opens up the record and sets the tone. A synth heavy sound that rings of Walter's Eels past. The track is a fun rock track. Songs like Unrehearsed, 9 Billion, Marigolds, and Legionnaire are all stand out tracks but that isn't to say anything negative about the album. Sublime Currency is a top to bottom great record with no weak spots.

In a year when Tooth and Nail has done nothing but release good record after good record, Sublime Currency is the best record they've put out so far. 11 years after Humanistic, Abandoned Pools delivers another amazing album.