Fate sees the Philadelphia-based quintet filtering the gamut of American popular music into its own idiosyncratic brand of blue-eyed, dilated pupil soul.
Dr. Dog manages to make an album that captures the organic spirit so important to the band while introducing layered vocal harmonies and textured instrumentation.
Combining the slowed the slowed down indie rock of Codeine and Duster with the melancholy gravitas of Mt. Eerie, Horse Jumper's songwriting is marked by expertly crafted minimalism.