arriving at a new paradigm that alternates between the high-minded and the down-to-earth in what amounts to a classic-rock lover's wet dream come true
with the benefit of hindsight
making it the first debut album to enter the Billboard charts at number one
Beth Gibbons of Portishead
INTEGRITY BLUES 5/18/1998 arriving at a new paradigmLike a city skyline shimmering under a night sky, Jimmy Eat World's ninth LP, Integrity Blues, shines in the dark with glimmering production, a refreshed sense for hooks, and some new tricks to add to their catalog. After the less exciting Chase This Light and Invented, the quartet Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Zach Lind, and Tom Linton resurrected some of their pop sense on 2013's Damage, but a piece of the puzzle was still missing. On Integrity Blues,