The album gets off to a galloping start with "Love is as Big as a Horse," a catchy tune filled with goofy pop culture references. The title track, a few songs in, is almost frightening in a Glengarry Glen Ross sort of way, but it still features surprisingly tender and personal moments that sneak up on you. A simplistically insightful tale of several people's dealings with annoyingly talkative neighbors, "The Burtons" is my new theme. The voices of all the contributors are well suited for the song (even Kleiner's pleasant tone sneaks in at the end). Liz Pagan's slightly worn take on her character is appropriate, and Jean Rohe, who sounds like she's absorbed some of Lilith's teachings, has an unpolished and clear voice that is simply pleasant to listen to. The album reaches a gentle comic high with "Mexican Rabbi," which is followed by the tale "The Other Side of that Rainbow." "Rainbow" plays like a soliloquoy from a musical, and even if it falls into that tradition's pitfall of overearnestness, it also acts as a rare reminder that not all surprises in life are bad. The other songs on the album tackle varied themes, from religious thought ("Good Friday") to ironic, vitriolic musings ("That's When You Die") to relaxed pleasure ("The Dogs of Summer"). Kleiner and company--including producers Dennis Diken and Dave Amels, who've put together this nicely polished album--have turned out a work that manages to be both insightful and relevant while keeping an easy humor all the while.