Busy! From the packaging onward, The Mumlers emit an adorably quirky vibe far too big to fit into their little debut album. The seven piece from San Jose bring us Thickets and Stitches, a blues inspired-folk fused indie rock ditty of a record. As one might expect from the aforementioned description, the disc sees a wide variety of instruments accompanying lyrics that can only be described as cute. The fault of the disc, unfortunately, lies in the band wanting to do just about everything they can in their eleven tracks, leaving a cluttered feel. The Mumlers seem to have one too many ideas of just what they want to sound like. And rather than refining to get the good that is obviously there, they throw everything at you at once.
