Music Review

With a Cape and a Cane (2005)

EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: Sep 27, 2005; Genre: Indie Rock

Don't let the slacker vocals trick you, The Joggers aren't your typical post-Pavement combo — and they have the sick art-rock chops and the odd time signatures to prove it. With a Cape and a Cane isn't quite Yes' Tales From Topographic Oceans, but the Jogger's asymmetrical riffage and labyrinthine phrasing sometimes achieve moments of epic indie-rock grandeur. Meanwhile, singer Benjamin Whitesides sounds elegantly wasted and bored, even as he manages to use the word zigguratin a song lyric.

Originally posted Oct 07, 2005 Published in issue #844-845 Oct 14, 2005 Order article reprints

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