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I dig they are trying to channel my era of hardcore punk sensibilities into something I guess new. However, there is something yellcore disconcerting about the moving indie pop background with the lead singer on top barking every couple of moments.
Considering the excellent ratings the band's work has received maybe I will get over this first impression to give them another listen. After all, I did not think very much of the Smith Westerns first album but Dye It Blond I like a lot. So first impressions can obviously be overcome.
Still, like Sleigh Bells it seems like music to make me feel old while I listen to it. Maybe this is just music for me not to understand or to get if that makes any sense at all.