Shipping News is just one of many projects being given life by Rachel's Jason Noble, and it's a bit of a harder-edged affair than we're used to from him.

Kicking off with the driving "Books on Trains," there's immediately something angrier dripping from his pen. His imagery is dark and melancholy, and never, at any point on Save Everything do the lyrics show any hint of hope. While Shipping News comes off jagged and forcefully, there's always something deeper hidden underneath that reveals sensitivity and longing ("I'll lay with you / I'll whisper things that only you will hear / And only you will hear / Because you'll be so near.") On the lengthy, experimental tracks "Steerage" and "A True Lover's Knot,"the band provides us with intriguing soundscapes and noise that could only be made by guys who are truly experienced with recording equipment.

Save Everything has a core that the majority of indie rock albums lack. It's clear these guys are not just brainless rock kids with guitars. They're experienced mathematicians who not only came to rock, but to feel; a sound that's been attempted by thousands, but not rarely achieved until now.

-Ryan Schreiber