aren't as well-known as a group that has collaborated with artists as diverse and prominent in their fields as and could be, but might change that. On the band's third album, craft a set of songs that are significantly more polished than 2008's self-titled debut and 2011's . Both of those albums contrasted awkwardness and beauty with a particular -- and peculiar -- charm, but here they give the haze of their earlier work more focus. New drummer plays a major part in this, helping tracks like "See You Sun" feel as much like adventures as pop songs and providing a loping backbone for 's flights of fancy, which seem to use dream logic to determine where to go next. By contrast, "Dream of Bees" casts an enveloping haze that gives the feeling that the song is about to achieve liftoff at any moment. Here and throughout , the trio delivers multifaceted and often fascinating dream pop that recalls many of the style's greats. "Impossible Child" boasts spun-sugar soprano vocals reminiscent of 's , "No Way"'s luminous keyboards and '60s pop-inspired beat evoke , and "Sugar Is Gone"'s eerie longing underscores why is one of the band's main influences. Fortunately, while it may be easy to point out ' roots, the way they express those sounds never feels too obvious or like a hodgepodge of other people's ideas. Elsewhere on , prove they have plenty of ideas of their own: they warm up "Side ABCD"'s wintry pop with sighing choruses, bring the drama with "Oceanic Landscape," a duet with longtime collaborator , and show they haven't lost any of their experimentalism with more abstract moments like "Martians." isn't just about connecting the dots within ' sound; it also shows that the band is becoming more versatile and eloquent with each release. ~ Heather Phares