Another strong effort by these guys. I thought their last album - World Container - was a return to form. Well the new one is really good too - not as hard rocking as World Container, much mellower - but good all the same. Favorite tracks include The Last Recluse, Coffee Girl, Love is a first.
Sorry i dont have a link to the album, if someone does please add.

One of Canadas most legendary bands is still putting out great stuff, nice to see

Anyone else with thoughts on 'We are the same'? I expect Dumpjack to chime in - any other hip fans here?

It's surprisingly good, and I'm someone with a very low tolerance for most Hip albums. In fact, if I hadn't known I'd never have guessed most of these new songs were by the Hip at all - it sounds like Bob Rock forced them at gunpoint to come up with actual melodies instead of their usual half-assed shee.

Also "one of Canada's most legendary bands" isn't saying a whole helluva lot.

rik emmitt curses you and your children's children

Yeah, to the surprise of no one, it's my album of the year right now, although I honestly wouldn't dream of recommending it to anyone at all. I've even given up suggesting to my previous die-hard Hip fans that they should listen to the new releases. The 'return to form' comment is a perfect example of why I don't, as I don't think there's anything to return from with the Hip. In 22 years and 12 albums they've only released a couple of uneven records (Music at Work and Trouble at the Henhouse). In fact I'd argue that the the previous two behind World Container, In Violet Light in particular, has some of their best songs and are impressive late-period albums from a band that's been around since the 80s.

For the new one, 'Morning Moon' is a bizarre but wonderful mid-tempo opener, and kind of polar opposite to their usual fare of the the Big Rock Song to lead off the album ('Little Bones', 'Poets' 'Gift Shop', 'Blow at High Dough'). Kind of sets the mood for the whole album, particularly the 15 min of 'Now the Struggle Has a Name' and the 'Depression Suite', but then they drop a couple of decent Big Rock songs like 'Frozen in My Tracks' and 'Love is a First'. The latter is one of my favourites on the album. It's a great album for late nights and early mornings.

well ill take your word for it - i never picked up 'in violet light' or 'in between evolution' - so my comment probably wasnt fair. I guess that i felt they lost a step with Music at work and lost a bit of interest. Regardless, i loved World Container and the new one.