Last year, Plankeye reinvented itself, turning from their power pop/punk past and showing a streamlined musical maturity that came with age, and the maturation of their abilities as strong songwriters and powerful adult rock performers. Fans are wondering how they're going to follow that brilliant year of resurrection, and the album that contained the awesome hit anthem "Goodbye.""Our mission with this album is the same as it was with our last album, Relocation, in that is to write lyrics and music to the best to our ability," Plankeye co-leader Luis Garcia says about his band's new work. "In this, Eric Balmer and I strove to challenge ourselves in every way. We chose to embrace our circumstances and do everything differently -- from recording working with a new engineer and trying techniques, to letting our new drummer Louie Ruiz and guitarist Kevin Pousch have an active voice in the direction of the songs."While these new situations caused a combination of anxiety and excitement in the band, it also helped them to create (and self-produce, with the magical engineering assistance of fellow Christian alternative music vet Chris Colbert) their freshest sounding, and yet most substantial collection of songs yet.Eric says, "We're experimenting, but we're not trying to cater to any particular audience. If this occurs it is incidental. What's important is that music in being immaterial has the ability to touch the soul in ways that no other art form can and I want our music to 'penetrate bone and morrow' in the way that a lot of music does for me."Some might claim this album is a return to the band's roots, that it seems closer to the sound of their earlier albums. "We weren't trying to recapture anything really," Luis says. "Although we were purposefully trying to get a raw recording. We hoped to capture the emotion of the song rather than the perfect performance." The songs -- with intense sound and intriguing titles such as "Chemicals and Sleep" and the hauntingly beautiful "My Daughter" among them -- address everything from a conversation to a friend about Christ, to stresses in relationships from worldly temptations and distractions, to Matthew 7:24-27 ("A wise man built his house on a rock ..") -- also feature the additional tonal touches of Eric's wife, Beth, on keyboards and violin.Ultimately, Luis reveals the real hope the band has for their work to be received. "We hope that the songs on this record will glorify God by presenting the truth and providing a testimony to His grace and mercy."