HNMTF chug out bouncy angularism, all laquered with prettiness and accessibility, never quite settling down, but never quite catching fire, Dr. Dog and Giddy Motors starting a side project and compromising on something circa Built to Spill.
In the end, they don't sound quite like any band you've ever heard. The downside is they sound like a band trying not to sound like any other band you've ever heard, without quite ever finding a voice of their own that really sticks with you. With a syntha burst here, a start-stoppa there, a swerva upineverywhere, Pink Worm seems to substitute not doing what others do for doing anything with much authority. Hammer No More The Fingers seems like a band with enough talent to develop a cohesive vision someday, but none emerges here 2.5/5
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