Has anyone heard this? Is anyone on here even a fan of this band?

It's definitely a big departure from their older work -- the new one's much much slower, and experiments with different instruments (horns, etc.). Despite all of the "longtime fans" calling them sell outs, I think the new album is actually really good.

Here's the highlight of the album, "Miami":

http://rapidshare.de/files/5461019/01_Miami.mp3.html

I hate rapidshare, but Yousendit isn't working for me tonight.

I liked it, from what we listened to tonight.
Just kidding, we listened to the whole album twice. I just didn't pay attention to half of it.

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according to everyone else they've been selling out for two albums now. yeah, the last one was mostly different, but they neglect the fact that it's also great. i've only heard this one once and it's mostly good, with a definite highlight coming in the call and response "Condoleeza"s on "from her lips to god's ears".