Grand National is good in a 80's throwback, The Faint kinda sound. Not as over produced as the Faint but still retaining some of the dark poppy fun, Grand National is alright and full of potential.

"By the Time" is dark and poppy like the rest but fun enough that I wouldn't be surprised to hear it playing in a gay bar.

The one downside of this album is that a lot of the songs tend to blend into the same dark, drum beat/electronic sound of all the other songs. 'New Space to Throw' is a bit more upbeat than the rest and has an awesome bass line. I could see this one being the album's single.

On the whole, this is a pretty decent album to dance to at the Boysroom or somewhere similar but not to sit alone listening to on a Saturday night.