As the band’s follow up album from ‘A Brief History Of Love‘, this has definitely caused a stir and would have by no doubt either extremely satisfied listener’s/fan’s expectations, or in contrast completely failed them.
The record’s first track ‘Stay Gold’ which has been the first single released from the album, is not the best of album starters I have ever heard, but nevertheless introduces the band with it’s characteristics being so similar to the likes of previous material. If the hit ‘Dominos’ was a favourite from the first album, then this track shouldn’t disappoint.
The duo continue ‘Future This’ with a similar electro rock/ indie vibe, something that doesn’t take a lot of effort to listen to, and would be the perfect soundtrack to a lazy day with it’s relaxed feel; there doesn’t appear to be any particular urgency throughout any of the tracks within the album.
‘Hit The Ground (Superman)’ is the second released single, and happens to be the second track on the album. This would appear to be a good choice, with a continual quick, driving drum beat present throughout, and a good enough chorus that could be considered “catchy” this is definitely one of the better tracks of the album.
As a listener, it can only be assumed that this wasn’t intended to be an immediate, hard hitting album, yet when given the time and patience to appreciate, it is definitely one that grows on you. Similar to artists such as Passion Pit and Bombay Bicycle Club, this is the sort of album that I would recommend to fans of theirs and others similar, but isn’t something diverse enough to encourage listeners from other music genres.
