#1412 Driver Drive Faster - Open House

This 2011 album feels exactly like the last gasp of a long 00's - it's full of all the touchstones of slightly arty, slightly slipperey, slightly angular, clever, lush, climaxing indie rock. It's meant to sweep you up, but it goes in the back door, sounding icy and detached before a simmer of power sneaks in. There's not a real sense of a band, just an emergent, subtly dense sound with just enough hooks to actually make it really appealing. Could grow on me if I find enough time for an album like this in my life 3.5/5