I'm not really sure what makes The Arrogants my favorite band. Quite simple songs about love and dreams, but it has some kind of undeniable charm and irresistable magic that lits a spark in your heart. That spark used to cause me insomnia, because when I found The Arrogants EPs, I often ended up listening to Jana singing the acoustic version of Lovesick for the whole night. I was already incurable romantic dreamer and The Arrogants was the perfect comforting and safe soundtrack for all those dreams of mine. They made me cry and miss the feeling of being in love. I didn't hate them because of it. I loved them because of it. I needed to feel. I needed to chase a dream. Now when listening to the first album of The Arrogants, I can only cry out of happiness and I don't need to miss the feeling of being in love. But my feelings towards The Arrogants have not changed. They still fill this tiny apartment with warmness and their comforting tunes keep finding my heart one after another evoking dreams and flying kisses that nowadays have a specific target. Maybe that's what makes The Arrogants my favorite band.

This new album contains 23 songs and because it's such a huge amount for one record they advice us to treat the whole as their next three e.p.'s. One mostly poppy, one mostly moody, one mostly mellow. Some songs we already know from the earlier releases, but such standout tracks as Incurables, Let You Down Again and that fast hit Lovesick surely deserve to be included again. The least impressive songs are the burn bright and fast songs like Cool Shoes and Easy, but even those are still rather damn impressive. The moody dream pop stuff is obviously just heavenly. It's All a Dream, Incurables and My Better Half are songs that make that already mentioned spark burst into flames. Think of The Sundays, Trembling Blue Stars, Mazzy Star making simple pop music or Slowdive with less gazing. Wonderful and dazzlingly beautiful dream pop with amazing female vocals. I've mentioned it already several times on this website, but still I have to say it again. Jana Heller. Oh my. What a vocalist. What a voice. A voice that lightens hearts and make the crews of icebreakers unemployed with it's melting power. Jana's singing definitely is the most important element of The Arrogants, but it wouldn't be enough if there wasn't well-crafted songs and talented musicians around her. The Arrogants is able to create totally captivating music and there are hardly any fillers among the 23 songs. There might not be anything groundbreaking on the album. Just a steady warm flow of the most beautiful dreamy songs about love. And that's more than enough for me.

The album comes with a dvd that has a nice long documentary by Neil Carnahan about the making of the album.

Five Stars.