Choruses were stripped down and involved the hard panning of bass and drums — one in the left speaker, the other in the right — a subtle nod to the techniques used in Vince Guaraldi's Jazz Impressions of a Black Orpheus.

"Dave commented that 'The Month of May' was a perfect snapshot of the band, with about half a dozen styles and twice as many textures. Like the Concord: eclectic and angular, yet it all hung together. He was right."