The sound of a band flailing for a hint of the appeal that drove them to success with their first albums, but utterly failing to deliver on either the cutesy lyrics or the charged indietronica instrumentals. Unfortunately then, this isn't so much a band healing as it is unsuccessfully patching itself up with used bandages and alcohol. It doesn't work, and they don't seem to be able to spin it into an interesting story either (think the tension that characterised late era Beatles releases).
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