For Against - Shade Side Sunny Side (2008)
SamplesAllmusic.com review:"Dingman's return has opened up For Against's stylistic approach to take in
dollops of ‘80s Brit post-punk moody textural creativity, ranging from the
echoey but harsh Comsat Angels of Sleep No More, whose influence is felt in
the early going of Shade Side Sunny Side, to the harder side of Warsaw/Joy
Division, to the more insular grace of Section 25 (whose "Friendly Fires" is
covered), to the timeless beauty of Pale Saints, Seventeen Seconds-era Cure,
and All Fall Down-era Sound. This is just a fabulous work, one of the most
unnerving and yet often resplendently gorgeous records in some time. Every
time it's played, it unfolds new layers of feeling, unlocking new mysteries of
the clash between head and heart, and digs in harder with the simple clarity
of its musical force."
