It is refreshing to hear the LP judged out of the context of those of us that followed the band and bought stuff as it was released. However lovers of this LP will probably feel losing the context of it in relation to the bands back catalogue, the time it was made in and coming to the above conclusion about it rather undersells it or misreads it.
I think this was more a case of the band raising there game than running out of steam*. I was very of it's time and PWEI were one of the first bands to channel to frustration and anst of what would come to be 'marketed' as Millenium Fever. I guess without the distractions we have today - practically living as Avatars on the web and having even more channels of being bombarded with media and more avenues to consume, we maybe focused more on the doom and gloom. It's a lot worse now in every way as we hurtle towards a demise of our own making, but we all seem to shrug it off and carry on tweeting. Back then this seemed really relevant and chimed with the times.
Anyhow for me this is was a great way to go out. It's a PWEI classic. Everythings Cool was the perfect last single for the end of the world that never came.
* I imagine, whatever the band say, losing Graham was a real blow. I guess Clint was not ready to carry the full burden. His struggle to come up with anything post PWEI prior to PI and his depression is well documented. Or maybe the band just lost the spark and drive.