Recording information: Arc Studios (12/2007).

The playfully idiosyncratic Tilly and the Wall stretch themselves musically on the wide-ranging O. Along with typically sweet natured and winsome acoustic tunes like "Cacophony" and "Tall Tall Grass," both of which feature the band's secret weapon, tap dancer Jamie Pressnall, the band's third album includes several songs with more conventional percussion, like the noisy rocker "Pot Kettle Black." Other songs, such as "I Found You" and "Dust Me Off," reach a happy medium between the two approaches, blending this more aggressive sonic attack with the twee indie charm of earlier albums WILD LIKE CHILDREN and BOTTOMS OF BARRELS. The mixture makes O Tilly and the Wall's most accessible and enjoyable album so far. O is available not only as a CD, but also as a vinyl LP.