16 Horsepower have always been dark, but this album tops all of them. The slower instrumentation makes for a more gloomy atmosphere, and David Eugene Edwards sounds great over it. Edwards once said that his music was too religious for secular people and too dark for religious people, and I can see why. Despite its religious undertones, this album is bleak with its odes to loneliness and broken hearts. I also love how experimental this album gets, with some borderline rock elements and even some shoegaze on the track Cinder Alley. I can see why this would make some traditional country fans turn away, but for me, it makes for 16 Horsepower's best album.