Ever since his 1996 debut 'Endtroducing', DJ Shadow has always walked the fine line between listener expectation and his own inventiveness. But the title of this, his fourth album, encourages his listener to judge the contents within based on what it IS and not what it could be. Shadow has been reasonably outspoken in interviews regarding the internet's "devaluation of music", particularly so-called 'music fans' who will join a discussion board to collectively agree: "this sucks". There are no doubt scars from previous album 'The Outsider' where fans were split over Shadow's decision to work with a host of 'hyphy' rappers and supposedly defect from his comfortable 90s 'trip-hop' encampment. Arguably, these vocal tracks became the albums standout moments but that's besides the point: "This time", said DJ Shadow "I'm gonna do it my way" and, like that kid who sat at the back of the classroom, he is still refusing to pay attention.

Track Listing:

1. Back To Front (Circular Logic)
2. Border Crossing
3. Stay The Course
4. I've Been Trying
5. Sad And Lonely
6. Warning Call
7. Tedium
8. Enemy Lines
9. Going Nowhere
10. Redeemed
11. Run For Your Life
12. Give Me Back The Nights
13. I Gotta Rokk
14. Scale It Back
15. Circular Logic (Front To Back)
16. (Not So) Sad And Lonely

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