Tight and controlled, almost like White Lung but with a little less atmosphere. Vocals are tight, moving between growls and clear, plodding arcs. Overall, I’d say it’s fine—it’s a little less poppy than maybe it could be and some more up-tempo numbers wouldn’t hurt, but overall this is some good, straightforward, semi-poppy rock music that has a darker edge, maybe even with some of The Donnas or Metric thrown in. –Theresa W. (Flennen)