From the opening track 'HURTLOVE', you've got a pretty good idea of where this LP is coming from, and for a band who prefer to maintain a low profile, much of the music has an appropriately enigmatic feel to it. Intentionally robotic vocals (NOT autotune) are an immediate feature that come to define much of the album. These vocodered voices add a detached coldness but somehow pure human emotion is still the driving force. An emotional floor filler done to perfection, the exquisite 'FEELSOLOW' is nothing less than a proper dance anthem, very much like something that Perfecto Records could have released in the 90's. Solemn yet euphoric, the piano notes plead and yearn, while the rhythm pulses very much like a heartbeat. If I could only pick one track from everything here, it would be this one. Without a doubt one of the songs of the summer, moodwise it's also icy enough to sound good in the winter.
The middle of the record goes through a weak patch, and undeniably there isn't a great deal of variety here. They seem to have settled on a certain style and they are more than happy to do all that they can with it. When they come up with dark, emotive treasures like 'FEELSOLOW' they manage to perfect this sound, but when they're losing the listener's interest halfway through a 32 minute album, it's clear that they might need to learn a few new tricks if they want people to come back for more in the future. Despite this, its high points are good enough to earn it a 7/10
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