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I had no idea they got back together. Looking forward to hearing this

this is brilliant, the first four tracks feel like an endless night out in the best way

this feels like pretty easily their best album, they've shed a lot of their indie-isms and just made a really good dance-pop album. much nicer production and he's improved a lot as a singer too, less yelpy

Wow, excited to listen to this. The first two albums were easy to compare with other indie-dance albums of that era, but I always thought their approach to rhythm (e.g., the polyrhythms of "Jump in the Pool") made them stand out.

this record is straight up an 80s r&b album

also theyve been listening to todd terje

interested to hear this now, always liked that first record but not quite enough to Follow them

more than anything this sounds like the disco-house revival that feels all over clublife in 2019, which seems odd given how long this seems to have been gestating

I’ve been listening to the record nonstop all weekend, it’s so good! It’s so nice to hear new vocals from Ed. He’s one of my favorite male singers in music today, and he’s never sounded better.

i didn't like this at all. maybe i just wasn't in the right frame of mind to listen to this or i just don't like this direction. i'm a huge fan of those first two albums but think i'm skipping this one. i will give it another go however and see if it appeals to me in the future.

unfriendly fires

this record is straight up an 80s r&b album

― Carisis LaVerted (m bison), Sunday, August 18, 2019 2:07 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

hello

I must have been in a bad mood this morning as this album did nothing for me. I read this thread at work which encouraged me to give it another go. Sounded glorious on my way home. It feels quite similar in atmosphere to the last Cut Copy album which was really underrated.

i get george michael vibes from it. the first two tracks are the best, i'll persevere with the rest

I can imagine the strobelight intensity here requiring a certain mindset to approach but it is so gloriously blissful, it gets better each time I play it

This is an odd one, all the right sounds in all the right places, straight out of the Tim Sweeney toolbox, but sort of emotionally enervating at the same time. It feels like looking through someone else's holiday photos.

Better songwriting would probably help.

Also I dunno it feels like the kind of record that should have come out in 2013 but now there's been such a glut of stuff in this general vein that it feels both tired and trying too hard at the same time.

Did the people saying they don't like it much like Pala?

Pala had its moments but was mostly pretty dull iirc.

I really liked the debut, wasn't big on Pala, but love this