May 4, 2007 By The Reid Paley Trio 2 min read

Approximate Hellhound, the arrival of which has been highly anticipated by the Copacetic Comics Co., is now standing tall on our trusty CD rack. Listening to this disc for the first time is an experience akin to that of suddenly realizing that the movie you inadvertently ended up watching at three in the morning has you riveted, and you find yourself thinking that it is the most amazing thing you’ve ever seen. The ten tracks on this disc flow like a conversation, each one picking up where the other left off, generating a persuasive musical argument that drives its train of thought to the end of the line. Our favorites include: “Take What You Want,” an old school R & B rocker that has been covered by Frank Black and the Catholics; “Everything Is Going Wrong (& That’s Alright),” a song for our times if ever there was one; “Better Days,” the masterful centerpiece of the record, is a paradoxical work that pulls off something that we would not have thought possible if we hadn’t heard it with our own ears — managing to be simultaneously mournful and triumphant (you try it); “Someday I’ll Be Okay,” is a song that delivers a frisson unavailable from any other vendor; and, finally, the closer, “Stay Awhile,” an anthem that one can well imagine receiving heavy play on Sisyphus’s iPod. So, what are you waiting for?

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retail price – $14.98 copacetic price – $11.77