Which suggests that Birdseed Shirt is 54% better than Thievery Corporation's last album, but 5% worse than Fugazi's The Argument.
But let's not turn this positive moment into a snark-fest.
Says Pitchfork's Chris Dahlen:
"With Matt Dowling primarily on bass, Chris Scheffey on guitar, and Brian Hospital on drums, the band is a well-worn quartet that takes risks [...]