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manages to pull off a nifty trick on 2011's
: they fuse their prog rock beginnings with their arena rock heyday of the mid-'80s. What they neglect to do is find hooks to have this play for an audience larger than the already devoted. There is no
no
here because the emphasis is not on the song, it's on the instrumental action, the way the group carves soundscapes out of massive guitars, intricate rhythmic interplay, and cascades of synthesizers. That's not to say that
is hook-less, because there are melodies for
to sing and riffs for
to churn out, but both certainly take a backseat to the overall sound
creates, one that is certainly classic rock without sounding particularly classic.
pulsates with a certain insular chill that isn't especially welcoming; this is music made for the musicians, and if anybody else happens to like it, that's just a minor bonus. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine