The darkness and the grit has been left behind; which is a shame because ‘edge’ and ‘depth’ are perhaps what could have turned a good pop album into a great one.
Leaving the mist-strewn graveyard for a swing around clubland, they adopt Hurts-ish synth blasts, Everything Everything crackles and blissfully tranquilised ’80s funk.
By no means have they 'gone pop', but they have given in to their strong pop sensibilities which were previously cloaked in reverb and melancholy.
They ultimately failed to inject enough of themselves into their modernized sound and subsequently lost their own way in the process.
Indie turned synth pop which tries to balance among its ingredients.
Although not much successfull, it's funny.