Hey Rosetta!: Second Sight

     So far the best album I've heard this year, I'm counting it as 2015 because it was released in the U.S. in 2015, is actually a 2014 Canadian (then German and Australian) release. Why we were deprived for so long to receive this refreshing listen from seven-piece Canadian rock band Hey Rosetta! frustrates me, but it's never too late! The album artwork, seen above, is apparently of a style called Kintsukuroi, or making something broken more beautiful by highlighting its flaws. The above shards of pottery were remolded with gold to create a masterpiece of visual art. It truly takes a second glance to even discover what hidden gem the cover holds.
     Anyway, the music is what I'm more interested in as usual. Hey Rosetta!'s fourth album since 2006, Second Sight. Previous albums are: Plan Your Escape from 2006, Into Your Lungs (and Around Your Heart and On Through Your Blood) from 2008, and Seeds from 2011. Second Sight, is a mostly upbeat pop/rock offering with great use of brass in the background to add a grander sound. They kind of remind me of the hoppy lines of Hungry Kids of Hungary combined with epic nature of The National. Some highlights include the first song, "Soft Offering (For the Oft Suffering)", "Neon Beyond", "Kintsukuroi" and "Alcatraz" as a slow song choice.
     Sorry this post is remarkably short for how much I have listened to the album recently when I get a chance to even listen to music. Working two jobs is killing my downtime and I am not purposely keeping this blunt. Anyway, take a listen on Spotify (where there is also a version of the album with commentary on each song on the album), their Bandcamp website (here) that has a compilation album and single of "Kintsukuroi" or check out the song "Kintsukuroi" embedded over under 'Monthly Sample Tracks'. Enjoy!