Something about Spring Tides doesn't sit right. The Afro-percussion knocks awkwardly with the jagged post-punk guitar punctuation, and the bass sound is just downright unsettling. The second track, Happy Sighs, mixes that dirty bass with guitar that wouldn't be out of place on a Two Lone Swordsmen record with melodica and flute to create a pitch black funk. A Hot Chip remix lifts the mood slightly but the final track is a dark piece of improv that segues into some early Tortoise sounding sparseness. Something about Spring Tides doesn't sit right, but that's what exactly what will keep you coming back. [Matt Gollock]