“Though they dabbled with softer, folky material on 1999's *Spanish Dance Troupe*, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci are essentially a pop band whose accessible style has manifested as a more cerebral and elegant facet of Britpop. The idea of the ever-jangly Myncis generating a record comprised almost entirely of acoustic instruments and rootsy tunes isn't exactly jaw-dropping; before *The Blue Trees* it seeme”
