Three stories told simultaneous in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a promising student to re-engage. Decisions press upon the reporter, the student, and the soldiers.

A coming-of-age story about a shy, young boy sent by his irresponsible mother to spend the summer with his wealthy, eccentric uncles in Texas.

Lions Fires And Squares is an exciting aural adventure through a sonic landscape that is as futuristic as it is roots based. Malachi-s lead vocals are as intimate as being seated next to a good friend at small dinner party and through her background vocals she paints with a series of incredibly vibrant musical colors. The spoken and the sung lyric exist here as equals; neither incarnation is an afterthought they are truly equal parts of the whole. What I enjoy are the different musical textures presented here and the confidence in which the uniqueness of the sound is presented. In a word, refreshing.