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The bulk of Back and Fourth is more insular, though, serving as Pete Yorn's personal therapy rather than his audience's ear candy.
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It seems Yorn has found his sincerity again....Yet Fourth has its fair share of missteps, most of them coming when Yorn abandons coarseness for a milky, lukewarm production.
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'Social Development Dance' is an accurate representative of Back and Fourth as a whole--an introspective, guitar-driven effort that's worthy of praise, despite some minor missteps.
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Yorn’s lightly rusty voice and yearning way with a chorus are, alas, outgunned by his plodding lyrics.
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Yorn will always have plenty to offer and be palatable at worst. However, his moments of genius are too soon abandoned for monotony.
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Most of these ten tracks, though, make Jason Mraz sound daring.