"Reborn as a rock band" with 2014’s After The End, the band’s debut for 4AD, A Corpse Wired For Sound, shows they are more "stadium" than ever, reaching higher for more passionate and more powerful closing credits music.
Album highlight Crystal Cage’s melancholic chug hinges on the dub funk of its near-slap bassline, pinging around underneath frontman Carson Cox.
I Will Not Sleep Here calls to mind ’90s emo acts such as Death Cab For Cutie: a little bit uncool, a bit cheesy, but genuine and honest in its writing.
• Merchandise. A Corpse Wired For Sound. 4AD
• Three stars (out of five)
Single download: Crystal Cage
For those who like: The Smiths, Depeche Mode, U2
— Sam Valentine
