“The band displays a frightening level of emotional intelligence on their second album”
“At the heart of the best pop music, two straining forces continually tug-of-war for domination: upbeat escapism pitted against bleak, heart-wrenching sadness. Think of the shattered glass and isolation that surges through Robyn’s flawless ‘Dancing On My Own’ as a textbook example. Or indeed turn back to the fragility of Muna’s own bittersweet anthem ‘I Know A Place’, taken from their debut record.”
“Translating alt-rock into pristine pop, the L.A. trio’s second album documents sex, drugs, and suicidal tendencies with less melodrama and more compassion.”
