Lotus has always tip-toed the tight rope that is drawing on multiple genres -- slip one way and it's a haphazard melting pot, fall to the other and you've got a diluted derivative; but hang on and you can find something new. "The Strength of Weak Ties" digs deeper into musical connections than ever before exploring where the familiar meets foreign - glitch-hop programming meets rock 'n roll drums, overdriven guitars meet overdriven synthesizers, primitive drum machines meet funky back beats, and post-rock meets electronica. Standard Jewel Case.