Tracklist
| 1 | $2 Bettor | |
| 2 | Tropic Of Cancer | |
| 3 | Throw Out The Lungs | |
| 4 | Pigeon | |
| 5 | Means To Discover | |
| 6 | Redress | |
| 7 | Recidivism | |
| 8 | The Coastal Plain | |
| 9 | Bonus Track |
How the Crow Came to be Black
falls into the more dramatic and composed end of the Chapel Hill
indie-rock sound -- the band hits its big-rock paces with a certain
degree of competence, letting its vocals lurk beneath turbulent guitar
rumbling, but the record's big dynamics and dramatic rock composition
tends not to be incredibly fascinating. Tracks like "The Art of
Breeding" find an interestingly slanted and syncopated riffing style --
and it's moments like these where the record is at its best -- but they
crop up far less than one might wish.