Instead, the sparse musical arrangements for songs such as "From a Shell" and "Into the Night" throw the whole traditional band template out the window; there are barely any drums on this record at all. Germano's distinctive voice is all that really matters here, as her words levitate over the rhythmic twitching of what sounds like some sort of broken, dying industrial machine way off in the distance. She leads us by hand through this haunted house of mirrors, careful to invoke an ambient vocal nuance that sounds immediate, honest and real. "To Dream" and "All the Pretty Lies" deal specifically with the absolution of guilt, the rebirth of the natural spirit and the aspiration of peace found through self-discovery. It's a lot cheaper than a trip to the shrink.