While Quo Vadimus admittedly feels less dynamic and diverse than Jena Berlin's debut, Passion Waits as the Program Keeps Going, the album should begin to shed the band's previously obvious comparisons and contains enough vigor and standout moments to mark it as a slight improvement.

Shades of Hot Water Music and Fugazi still linger here, with Jon Loudon's firm shout as gravelly as ever and the band's rhythms just angular enough to prevent the band from otherwise simple mid-`90s emo placement. [more]