Transit were an emerging band with a great deal of talent before the summer of 2010, but unlike many bands in this scene, they harnessed their potential and released one of the most passionate records of the year. Prior to Keep This To Yourself, Transit put out multiple releases, and material off of each of them and Keep This To Yourself, as well as four new songs, comprises Something Left Behind, the band’s new acoustic release.
 
“Indoor Voices” is a perfect title to describe not only the sound of the first track but also the mini-LP as a whole. Joe Boynton’s vocals throughout Something Left Behind are entirely different than on most of Transit’s earlier material, and they shine on the opening track as he evokes chills with “There’s nothing in the dark // That wasn’t there in the light.”
 
“Please Head North” as well as “I Hope This Finds You Well” are two tracks off of Keep This To Yourself that are stripped down perfectly into a raw acoustic form solely thanks to slight but noticeable guitar tweaks from Tim Landers and Joe Lacy that bring each track together. The songs may lose a slight sense of urgency compared to their original versions, but that’s easily forgettable given the overall production and musicianship on each track.
 
Transit picked three combined songs off of This Will Not Define Us and Stay Home and completely altered them to the point where they sound like completely different beasts. The band has found perfect production from Jesse Cannon; their refined and perfect sound comes through especially on “For The World,” “Castaway,” and “Stay Home.”
 
Something Left Behind closes with “1978,” the only non-acoustic track on the release. That it is anyone’s favorite Transit song is irrelevant to the fact that it is simply Transit’s best-written song to date. Dual vocals from Boynton and Landers tie the track together and take it to the next level as the band’s music underneath evokes a final surge of energy on the mellow release. The track features a large progression from the material on Keep This To Yourself with a somewhat cleaner, but still raw, sound and it can only make fans more excited for the band’s next full-length.
 
****.5/*****