The Stella Link - Mystic Jaguar- Attack!!!! @ Score! Music Magazine

	The Stella Link - Mystic Jaguar- Attack
	Location	Kansas City, MO
	Initial Impression	That album title is a bit suspect...
Notable Lyric	"What you want/Is what I have/What you get/Nothing."
Factoid	Mystic Jaguar - Attack!!!! was recorded by Paul Malinowski (ex-Shiner bassist) and Matt Talbott (ex-Hum frontman).
Serve With	Scatter the Ashes, From Safety to Where
Comments	This debut LP from The Stella Link - a four-piece churning out some killer and inventive post-hardcore/post-rock - is infused with atmospheric, spacey, lush, and hypnotic soundscapes. Overall, the album has an inherent (delightfully) melancholy feel to it, as many of the compositions are slower, rather mellow, and quite affecting, like the brooding "The Possibility of Bears". However, the guys DO add some heavier, more tempestuous parts here and there as well, as on the exceptional "Winner Takes All", which starts out quite subtly only to end with a major bang; and "Behold! The Hornless Unicorn" is pretty hard throughout, though still has this ubiquitous sense of longing. The more upbeat "Undetermined" is also a great number... So, in essence, whether the songs are light and lulling or heavy and crushing - or both - The Stella Link impress.
URL	www.stellalink.com
Reviewer	Janelle (03/05)