The sophomore long player from the Aussie electro-pop outfit led by siblings Keith and Michael Jeffery,
Inanimate Objects, like
Atlas Genius' 2013 debut, offers up a propulsive guitar- and synth-driven collection of
Killers and
Imagine Dragons-esque stadium anthems that crackle and pop in all of the right places. Immaculately produced, singles "Molecules" and "Stockholm" glisten with studio polish, but much like English retro-pop confectioners
Everything Everything, the band manage to maintain a sense of craftsmanship that belays some of the radio-pandering finery, a tactic they use to their advantage on like-minded earworm-heavy goodies like "Refugees" and the nervy "Friendly Apes." ~ James Christopher Monger