Taking an entrenched understanding of Jorge Ben, percolating the groove of Dirty Projectors, and ultimately appreciating all there is to learn from Italo disco and Brazilian Tropicalia, Pendleton, Oregon-born guitarist and singer Paul Collins has written a record bereft of irony and deep, deep, deep with heart. Along with Perrin Cloutier (drums) and Mike Lawless (guitar, bass, Farfisa, Moog), Collins has created music which plummets into your mind while expanding out into the stratosphere.