"It's a great disc full of infectious music that begs for repeated playings"
-Expose'

"Not many groups today get my attention, let alone true respect. But as with anything else there's always an exception-and this is it!...there are absolutly no filler songs"
-AMZ Music Zine

"This group shows from start to finish on this CD that they have the acumen to be as diverse and entertaining as any rock and roll group that is currently active...,There is something special going on here. This top-shelf music must be heard."
-Music Dish Network

"Out Of Balance is a brilliant and spirited record..." - All Music Guide

"Soaring, Compelling, and multitextured, Acumen's offerings has intelligent lyrics, '60's sensibilites and strong possibilities"- BAM/LA Times

"The word 'innovative' and Acumen go hand in hand..."- The Glass Eye

The new album, DIVERSITY, expresses exactly that. Acumen shows its true colors, ...all of them. Acumen diversifies stylistically, musically ,and lyrically carrying the listener through all extremes of thoughts and sounds. Songs like "One Eye Closed" contain subtle complexities such as two entirely different guitar parts using completely different chord changes and rhythms that counter each other yet it sounds perfectly normal, like a musical version of an MC Escher drawing. Or "You're On Your Own" which casts a vision of a European cafe', weaving instruments like a Greek Bazouki and Mandolin around each other. The album also rocks out with songs "Drowning In The Backwash", "One Thousand Miles", and "Over, Done With Gone", then dives deep into Progressive Rock with "Sarah's Dance". Quirky pop songs with uncommon structures like "No Surprise", and "Tonight" counter the one and only straight forward pop song "Hearts". The diversity doesn't stop here. There's the jam driven song "Too Many Choices", the Space Rockish "Queen Of Denial" and emotionally driven finale "What You Believe" that rounds out the album and brings it all to center.