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Put the last eight years of Williamsburg micro-genres in a blender— all that electroclash, disco rock, retro glam, and psych-folk—and you’ve got a sense of the charming mess that is this Connecticut-via-Brooklyn duo’s debut. With Flaming Lips producer Dave Friddman putting a smooth, trippy sheen over everything, the best songs burst forth like little you’ve ever heard before.
Singalongability: 5
Danceability: 8
Artistic Merit: 8
Bleakness Factor: 5
Crank It Up: 9
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