More expansive than , not quite as sprawling as , is among 's most balanced albums. However, that doesn't convey the sense of adventure that courses through every track. begins the album with emphatic guitars that turn mischievous and a shape-shifting melody that keeps changing right up to the song's end. is one of 's most riff-filled albums since , thanks to the addition of second guitarist to the fold: power chords set off the flute-like purity of 's voice on and the acoustic strumming on makes its brevity all the more striking. The band brings both of theses sounds together brilliantly on itself, which moves from a briskly lilting acoustic figure that recalls a sped-up or to plugged-in chugging, while sings about a telemarketing romance gone wrong over rollicking drums. That can pack so much appeal and inventiveness into two minutes shows, once again, that they don't so much "go pop" as remake pop in their own image. Elsewhere, gives equal time to the charming but not too cutesy with the hyper-expressive where becomes the ball as she describes how the players dance and weave on the court, and which buries its bubblegummy melody under drums and distortion. The more challenging surfaces on which name-checks the German prog rock band and nods to prog with its massive keyboards and guitars, intricate rhythms, and suite-like movements. 's towering bassline and spiraling guitars make it 's version of funk-rock, while 's distorted vocals and rinky-dink electronics sound like an homage to . The introspective get their due on where a spooky intro gives way to 's vocal harmonies, rippling guitars, and meditations on interconnectedness, and on 's jazzy, moody finality. While isn't as dramatic a change from what came before it as and were, its subtler changes and elaborations make it far from predictable -- other than that, it's another consistently interesting album. ~ Heather Phares