Themed like a soundtrack to a Stranger Things-esque 80's/Steven King/sci-fi movie, this album does got its moments of M83/Daftpunk/Vaporwave charm. The standout tracks are the propulsive, delightfully glitchy instrumentals (Sgt Tagowski, Pompey Pirate) that make you want to lightcycle off into the night.
Unfortunately, most of the album leans too hard on robot vocals, lazy disco tempos, and over-simple artificially-sweetened hooks -- it ends up sounding an awful lot like Random Access Memories (which came out six months previous).
Sunset Blood's uneven, and not as strong as Saturdaze, but there's enough hooks, swerves, surprises and robot-pop innovation to make it worth a listen 3.5/5
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