Add to that the album is a concept album, or at least an album of concepts, a Quadtrych following the main characters evolving mental state with music as dark to match and it is clear that we find Typhoon pushing even further into the poignant, dark and difficult territory that previous albums have started to explore. But as heavy as the sentiments hang and as weighty as the music often gets, its saving grace is that the music remains accessible, for the most part, can be melancholic rather than miserable, is cerebral rather than intense, is wonderfully textured, it has to be with a band featuring 11 players, and toys wonderfully with alt-rock density, post-rock looseness and progressive structures.
It is hard to see many of these songs finding traction far beyond the underground circuit but then you don’t make albums like this looking for chart success, this is music made as a cathartic and self-examining process but it will certainly find a following amongst a smarter, more discerning musical set.