I’d say it’s more indicative than representative, and that’s a good thing. The album is kind of like a hybrid of their last album “Do to the Beast” and some elements of the last Twilight Singers album “Dynamite Steps.”
“Do to the Beast” would probably be the safest place to start, especially if you like songs like “Arabian Heights” and “Copernicus” the most. It has some similar but more amped up songs (“Matamoros”, “The Lottery”, and “Royal Cream”). It might even be their third best album, which is pretty crazy.
If you like “Demon in Profile”, you might actually want to start with the album “Powder Burns” by his other band The Twilight Singers. It’s very similar to the song “Forty Dollars” off of that album. All of their albums are also great (and different from each other), and imo they were quietly one of the very best bands of the 00’s.
But as other people have said, “Black Love” and “Gentlemen” are masterpieces. I can’t emphasize enough how great these two albums are, and both contain two of the best vocal performances out there. Their original guitarist has a very unique style of playing and it fits the songs so well. Each of their other albums is great too, they just get overshadowed by these two.
