On their fourth studio album, the band shows a small growth from what they have been producing but still sounds like a Walmart brand of Judah and the Lion and Fleet Foxes, without coming to a true feeling of originality. There are some great folk melodies laced throughout this album with beautiful and mesmerizing piano chords, energetic guitar, and psychedelic synths. But the nagging feeling of, this isn?t original, stays with me through the listen. Still a solid album and in general they do a lot better than Judah and the Lion ever will, but will never be like Fleet Foxes so it?s an odd crossroad here.
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