There’s something to be said for when a band knocks all expectations out of the park on a late-career masterpiece. Underoath have proven the naysayers wrong once again with the ultra-creative, career-spanning tenth LP called The Place After This One. The record was produced by Danen Reed Rector (Charlotte Sands) and mixed by Matt Huber (Boys Like Girls), and they both do their best in accentuating the key parts of what makes Underoath such an interesting band in the first place. After some lukewarm fan reactions to the direction the band was taking based on the singles they released from this set, this album shows the importance of context. While even I was admittedly a little worried about the direction found on singles like “Teeth,” seeing how the song plays out in the full set on The Place After This One makes a lot more sense and shows that Underoath has plenty of reserves in their creative tank. The album ends up being the band’s best work since Define The Great Line, and another defining moment in Underoath’s discography.