The follow-up to the indie electronic trio's 2012 eponymous debut, sees , , and delivering another evocative set of glacial soundscapes and cosmopolitan beats that syncopate with the discomfort of the times. Fans of 's production work and 's versatile session drumming prowess will find familiarity in 's wobbly beats, cascading synths, and Baroque-electro-pop melodies, many of which echo the former's work with and solo , and the latter's contributions to the frontman's other side project . Built from a series of improv sessions, the meandering nine-track set rewards repeated listens. Highlights arrive early on with "Tin King," "Harmony," and "Anybody" setting a steady and swirling pace; the latter track sees applying layers of abbreviated strings a la . Elsewhere, a shifting Motorik pulse drives "Ordinary Boy," elevating the track beyond a sterile CPR jam, the restrained, slow-burn instrumentation on "Mariella" allows some space to shine, and the knotty early moments of "Bumblebee" make way for a lush and armhair-raising chorus that earns its icy pristineness. Consistently hypnotic, yet rich with sneaky melodic shifts, 's rich sonic architecture, which includes 's anodyne vocals and stream of consciousness wordsmithing, is its greatest selling point. ~ James Christopher Monger