The Continental Divide is highly polished, paint-by-numbers guitar rock that takes no chances musically and is slathered in a sheen of production endorsed by the most up-to-date market research. Lyrically the album looks to the past as much as the music, reveling in themes of regret, loss and starting over.
Reminds us of: The Killers but without the keyboards | Interpol | Sugar before we heard Hüsker Dü