With each album, have gotten a little sharper and more focused, and nowhere is this clearer than on the brilliantly named . For their major label debut, the band enlisted 's as producer. It's a good match: while he doesn't impose too much of 's clockwork precision on the band, reins in ' more shambling tendencies just enough. kicks off with a slew of bouncy, angular songs about awkward relationships and killer crushes that sound like state-of-the-art British indie circa the late 2000s. In particular, 's ridiculously catchy melody and punchy drums feel like the results of an experiment to fuse together , , and in some secret lab. and (which states, bluntly, "I'm an indecisive piece of sh*t") follow suit with more witty lyrics, sweet harmonies, and rousing choruses. However, as unfolds, broaden their horizons. Their long standing love of American indie music crops up frequently: 's yelping vocals evoke on "Moving Pictures," while jaunty, vulnerable songs about emptiness like "I've Tried Everything" and "My Life Flashed Before My Eyes" would fit right into ' discography. Elevated by a poetic rant by , "Be Safe" sounds, in the best possible way, like some great lost song from 1995. It's easily the best song on the album, which is kind of a shame since (probably) can't recruit to be a full-time member. Fortunately, the tracks that follow it -- especially the pretty, slightly twangy acoustic song that closes the album -- show that ' music can't be typecast quite as easily as earlier songs suggested. Some of ' most immediate and widest-ranging music, reflects a band on the brink of mainstream success. ~ Heather Phares