I didn't review any albums last year, but if I had, Thrice's LP Palms would've been near or at the very top of that list. Deeper Wells was an EP intentionally crafted as a companion piece for Palms and it contains all the things that made me fall in love with its big brother. The title track is perhaps the angriest and most aggressive track Thrice has written since Vheissu's "Hold Fast Hope" and contains that raw sociopolitical anger that was has been much more prevalent on their two post-hiatus albums. "A Better Bridge" is a song that easily could have made it onto Major/Minor and let them cut some of the dead weight from that album. "In This Storm" showcases Dustin's talent for crafting sincere and introspective lyrics that anyone could apply to any number of situations in their lives. The closer, "Stumbling West" features everything that Thrice does best by weaving intricate and intense emotional melodies from several seemingly simple pieces. I hope these dudes never stop creating music.