An intoxicated blend of lush guitars, scattered electronics and soft vocals spread over throbbing basslines and a steady pulse of drumbeats. Conceived in the midst of upheaval, its bittersweet honesty explodes for brief moments then settles back down like a passing blizzard.

Square on Three Sides, the album's first single, opens like a honey bee making its daily rounds then turns right back around and stings you with a burst of buzzing guitars. As the pain wears off, second track Why Were You oozes its way in with morphing bass and effects, like taking a shot of Absinthe and stepping out onto the dancefloor.

The album progresses through a range of moods - from the loving warmth of Thrown Stones, the dark mysterious calm of It's All Over, to the playful innocence of One Life - before resolving itself in the cathartic climax of the title track.

This isn't a Chardonnay, it's a Merlot. Rich, velvety, and deep enough to drown in while you sink back into your couch with your loved one.

Written, recorded, and produced by Skinny Goodman in Palo Alto, CA.

Photography and art design by Jaime Skolfield.

Available in digital and on CD.

Album release date: 6/1/10