I've been anticipating this album for a very long time and now that it's here, I'm slightly disappointed. That could be because the "Life of Leisure EP" was so captivating and lively that it was impossible to top but "Within and Without" definitely seems to lack a certain life even when judged as a standalone. It's not God-awful by any means but it lacks the excitement and immersion of its predecessor.
Although short, "Life of Leisure" spanned many different moods and tempos from the joyful "New Theory" to the foreboding "Hold Out". However "Within and Without" seems to settle on a single mood of quiet melancholy which makes for a few beautiful songs but leaves the whole album feeling sort of flat on the whole.
The songs to look for on this album are the relatively peppy "Amor Fati", the majestic title track "Within and Without", and the sad "Far Away".
Overall: B-
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