listening to Bear Ghost now...this is a step up from what I remember of their 1st album, esp the mixing of the cymbals.
It does sound like if 22 were doing a jazzy and theatrical style of music (kind of like Thank You Scientist I suppose).
surprised there isn't more buzz about this band though, they're pretty popular among The Dear Hunter fans especially.
edit: I take part of this back. The cymbals still clip really badly on some of the tracks.
Unfortunately, I also just learned about some drama involving the band and a member leaving back in 2019 that kind of leaves a bit of a sour taste in my mouth despite the music on this album being pretty cool.
They do at times sound an awful lot like 22 though, which isn't a bad thing necessarily, however this band drama may negate that anyway to me potentially (separating art from artist, etc of course).