Puller is one of those bands that I always wanted to get into, but never got around to it. I liked the two or three songs I heard on various samplers, and I even have a For Love Not Lisa album (The Lost Elephant), but I've never gotten around to buying a Puller record. What this means is that I can't compare What's Mine at Twilight to previous Puller albums -- it exists purely on its own merit for me.
So is it a good album? I'm not sure. When I initially received my promo copy back in October 2000, I loved it. I live in the mountains of northeast Georgia, and the music fit perfectly with the change in season. But here it is, February 2001, and I'm less infatuated. What's Mine at Twilight certainly has its share of good songs -- "Hold On To Me" and "She's the One" are as good as any to come out of Tooth & Nail -- but the lyrics, while certainly sung with sincerity, can be a little incomprehensible at times ("She loves like she leaves / She leaves like she loves"), and Mike Lewis' voice can get a little old after awhile. I like this better than The Lost Elephant, but not as much as I thought I would.
3.5 tocks
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #87Reviewed by Doug Van PeltI'll be honest, I was one of those start/stop riff lovers that gravitated towards songs like "Shut Off" on the Sugarless Puller debut album. I was somewhat put off at first by the melodic nature of the Closer Than You Think follow-up. It took longer to embrace the melody-dominated songs crafted by a songwriter's songwriter. This new album furthers the melodic direction of Closer... but I…Decapolis 2001Reviewed by James"What's Mine At Twilight" is Puller's latest release from Tooth and Nail Records. Their first release on the label was the album "Sugarless" in 1995. Puller's frontman Mike Lewis was also in the 90's rock band For Love Not Lisa (Elektra Records) To be blunt, no thanks. Honestly, I would say that every time I pressed the play button, I found something else to complain about with this disk. While…The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Bert GanglModern rock artists Puller began their musical tenure during the early '90s in For Love Not Lisa, a band that started as a collaboration between vocalist Mike Lewis and guitarist Miles. After recruiting bassist Clint McBay and drummer Aaron Preston for a self-titled EP in 1992, the band landed a contract with Elektra Records. FLNL released their full-length debut, 1993's Merge, and toured with…Similar sounding releases
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