Following a 15-year gap between their first two releases, the third album from the Glasgow trio breenges in like opener ‘Chicane’ – a stop-start slice of speedcore evoking Husker Du and The Stooges. The punk-goth-grunge combo continues with the three-chord headrush of ‘Fast Mata Hari’. ‘Human Torch’ is slower, but ‘Recovery Position’ provides an adrenalin booster shot. However, this fervent start can’t last – ‘Surf’s bubblegum pop breaks the momentum while the sinister ‘Harvest’ is a real buzzkill. And while ‘Deep Hurt Red’s ‘broken tape recorder’ sound may be a move into art-rock, it takes ‘Bermuda Love Triangle’s distorted drawl to put this meandering collection back on course.
(This review originally appeared in the Northampton Chronicle)