Album releases

Talented duo, singing guitarist Andrew VanWyngarden and keys synth maestro Ben Goldwasser, return to their blitzedout best on this fab fourth album. Their debut Oracular Spectacular displayed an uncanny chemistry and a bull’s-eye knack for hitting pop gold. And they’ve still got their pop smarts. Pitch perfect pulsing pearls (Me And Michael) and unexpected singalongs (“Go f*** yourself” on When You Die) abound. It all works like a dream – bands like Eels and Ween come to mind. A big ball of lovely.