Ghost&Writer's second full-length album, Red Flags, is something I have been really looking to. After their debut, Shipwrecks, I try and pick up every single or compilation add I see them drop and I hate singles and compilations. Frank Spinath is, in my opinion, one of the best vocalists out there. His voice is calming, beautiful; the perfect accent to great music. He can portray angry, sad, loving, heat-broken; you feel them all. Seabound/Edge of Dawn/Radioaktivists/Liquid Divine; it doesn't seem to matter what he does or who he is with. Combine that with the way Ghost&Writer songs are designed, utilizing superb lyrical craftsmanship with catchy beats and melodic undertones, and you have something amazing.Listing a few of my favorites: (and all are great)Gambit is an amazing song. Opening the album, it reminds me of a movie playing out in my headphones, telling a tale that is quite beautiful. From the opening, "when one of us is cut, we both bleed," it has a descriptive quality that is amazing. Reminds me of an early black and white when I close my eyes, letting the words sing in. The vocals are sublime, perfect for the lyrics and instrumentation. Combine that with a great beat, and you have something amazing.Hurricane is one of my favorite songs from G&W. The Splitter version, available on the album, is quite possibly perfection. The beat accents the vocals perfectly, changing tempos in ways that accent the song superbly. On the Splitter version, the beat builds, setting a sonic stage, reminding me of a play in ways. It's an odd, amazing quality I do not attach to any other band. I'm sure you have heard one of those tracks you cannot stop listening to - this is one of them. Everyone I know, regardless of likes/dislikes, has loved it. I cannot say enough good things about it.Never Take Fire was the single selected from the album. Sometimes I question the selection and the why, but I can see this as the perfect herald for the Red Flags. The chorus keeps getting stuck in my head, building from "Scratching the faces from coins you've collected as part of your dream of a picturebook future full of picturesque scenes." Perfect stuff. I saw a teaser for the album with that image on it, coins with their faces scratched off. For four minutes plus, I can picture that and move. Love it.Just the Same is a little more up-tempo than most of the original versions on the album - not that any are slow. Building with the lyrics, it's the perfect accent to what is lyrically described. The layering on this track is great, adding in differing electronic arrays to compile the perfect harmony. Topped off with great vocals, its perfect stuff. I got stuck on it for a while when I was listening to the album because its catchy. The Iris mix, later on the album, has grown on me a lot.Beyond Repair is beautiful. This track is an excellent example of how lyrics, properly utilized, can tell a story. Starting with a dial tone, it connects the sound almost emotively, running the spectrum by describing the feeling associated. I love how the instrumentation accents this, building so I'm listening and imagining and moving my head to it at the same time. This is a unique quality I cannot associate with any other band.The description lists provided lists this as "eight new tracks with...," but I would say that some of the mixes make the songs totally unique. Hurricane, the original version, and the Splitter version are totally different to me. The same goes for Just the Same and the Iris mix. Calling most songs remixes dismisses them, in my opinion, but these are more like ideas that came from the same place but developed along different avenues.I cannot say enough positive things about the album. Check it out, you'll see what i mean, and make sure to pick up the other release, Shipwrecks, if you missed it.