Keeping the torch lit for anthemic emo rock, Chicago's come with big Warped Tour energy on their effusive third album, 2020's aptly titled . Though the group started in 2010, 's sound has always harked back to the dynamic, early-2000s punk-pop and dual-vocal emo-rock of bands like and . Showcasing vocalists and guitarist/singer , streamlined that sound, offering their own sophisticated, endlessly melodic interpretation. It's an aesthetic they further hone on , an album rife with an emotional immediacy that feels informed by, if not explicitly about, the divisive U.S. cultural moments of 2020. More palpable is the sense that the band are looking back on their youth, letting themselves savor the melancholy of times passed and then finding the strength to move forward with a positive mindset. On "Into the Blue" they sing, "I wanna swan dive from twenty-thousand feet above it all/I wanna fall into the blue/Could you help me feel infinite?/Just let me hold onto this feeling." It's a vibe they return to throughout the album, as on "Tune You Out," "True North," and "Sidechain," goosebump-inducing anthems full of lightning-crisp guitar riffs, kinetic drum patterns, and unapologetically nasal vocal harmonies. Elsewhere, they conjure yet more inspiring vibes, evoking ' "1979" on their ebullient "Earthquake," and pairing with vocalist for the shimmering "Breathe." Although it arrives a decade into 's career, is full of enough freshly invigorated energy and creative inspiration that it feels both familiar and brand new. ~ Matt Collar