It’s fun when a band takes a while to win you over. SubRosa’s last album, No Help For The Mighty Ones, didn’t do a ton for me — it swung hard at every pitch, but whiffed on all but a few of them. This album, though, slaps several out of the park and a few more into the corners for dramatic triples. SubRosa is not a perfect band; guitarist/vocalist Rebecca doesn’t always hit her target notes, and the songs run long (More Constant is almost 70 minutes). That’s OK, though. SubRosa’s tendency to strive against their limitations amplifies the emotional power of their compositions, which rumble along with a sorrowful momentum that their last batch of tunes often lacked. If you want a companion to commiserate over the sorry state of the world with, you couldn’t do much better in 2013 than SubRosa. –Doug [LISTEN]