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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tom Cashel" data-source="post: 1743861" data-attributes="member: 321">Yeah, part of the lyrics to either "Quay Cur" or "Paw Paw Tree" are in Inuit.The first time I listened to this record, I couldn't get a grip on its slip. Each song has so many parts mashed up against each other, that you literally have to check the CD player to see if the current track is new, or part of the same song.Repeated listens got me hooked. Think mini-rock-opera, a la The Who, and you won't be lost in most of these tunes. The stories themselves have a bit of the Victorian/Boy's adventure feeling of the Decemberists, without being quite so obvious. "Chris Michaels" starts out suburban gossip soap opera and ends up on top of a dam in India, going through five or six distinct parts on the way. I still have no idea how they got there, but I'm impressed."Blueberry Boat" features a really cool and creepy keyboard riff (reminds me of "Smelly Tongues" by the Residents), but the story is about a young ship captain proudly delivering his cargo of American blueberries to Hong Kong before being waylaid by pirates in the straits. "It's sad and it's cold at the bottom of the sea, but at least I've got my blueberries with me."Not sure if this helps you out. I say, go get it!</blockquote>