Returning to his craft seemingly refreshed and renewed after a six-year gap, dramatic Swede revives his recording moniker for a self-titled sixth album. Even 's earliest records showed a preoccupation with densely layered arrangements, but the scope of his moody chamber pop appeared to have reached some sort of lush zenith on 2011's . As beautiful as parts of that album were, it also gave the feeling of being orchestrally oversaturated. While his follow-up is by no means a sparse affair, its various pieces seem better designed to tuck neatly into the mix, creating a more spatial environment where 's miniature epics can propagate. Taking plenty of time to develop his new approach, the Joenkoeping native also found a new home to back his efforts, with 's imprint signing him in early 2017. The murmuring of drowsy synth tones introduces "Pun," the album's slowly building opener that soon accelerates into a polyrhythmic gallop of mysterious samples and dramatic shifts. "Humbug" follows a similar trajectory, combining icy Nordic electronica with propulsive organic percussive elements. As a synth pop balladeer, is at his best, utilizing his high keening tenor to turn in dreamy highlights like "Isn't It You?" and the lovely closer, "There Are Several Alberts Here." His mix of wistful tenderness and cerebral darkness plays out in the songs' twists and turns as he pits robo-soul and folk gentleness against sometimes menacing basslines and frigid atmospherics. It's an approach that agrees with him on this strong sixth effort. ~ Timothy Monger