Amore del Tropico

black heart procession is good:
This music is good. I think that they have influnced many bands including, Modest Mouse, Pinback, and I think Radiohead. All of which Ive been in to for a long time. I look forward to picking up more Black Heart Procession releases. And thier drummer is good. Thank you,that is all.

A great band...from San Diego?:
This band is a glorious antidote to all (and I do mean ALL-OT) the san diego bands who think they 'have their own sound' or worse, think punk is justified without bodily harm. When the indie fops and dandy goths finally get together to wash out the nostalgia gutters... they listen to The Black Heart Procession.

A Murder Scene Through the Lenses:
Something went wrong on the ballroom dance floor. Mysterious and cinematic in nature, The Black Heart Procession's Amore del Tropico carries the feeling of an old movie at the brink of a murder scene. Highlights in this album are "Tropics of Love," a seducing salsa-meets-jungle song; "Broken World," a tale of hopelessness and ultimate sadness within a world gone mad; and "Fingerprints," which parallels crime evidence to the aftermath of a love affair. Genre-wise, I'd put the group vocally and often stylistically in tune with Radiohead, with a cynical romantisism comparable to Fiona Apple. You'll never hear these guys sing about the butterflies of a first kiss; their version of love is that of conquest and anguish. The Black Heart Procession's Pall Jenkins (vocals, guitar, synths) and Tobias Nathaniel (piano, guitar, organ) are from San Diego, but the album's influences range from South America to southern America, often encompassing old saloon melodies combined with modern trip-hop flavors. A refreshing style.

please give it a chance:
I must admit, when i first heard the samples for this album, i was rather dissapointed. I felt like they had changed their sound, and i didnt like what they changed into. I admit that this album is much busier than their previous material, but after giving the samples another try, i changed my mind. This album is their first with a real concept, or storyline. And i have come to realize that it still has all the components of their earlier stuff, it is just a more full sound. It is still very downbeat, not at all as downbeat as "2", but i have grown to love their faster stuff too. I truely think that these samples do not give justice to this music. And i believe that this is their most mature release yet. So if you are a BHP fan that is not quite sure if it is as good as their old material, do yourself a favor and buy this, because you will not be dissapointed.

it doesn't get much better.:
these guys nailed it on this one i'm thinking. if someone can't appreciate this, then something must be right with them.