The Sounds, Crossing The Rubicon

On their third studio album, Crossing The Rubicon, the Sounds have, at last, evolved theirs, building upon and honing—at times even discarding—their lip-glossy punk-pop, flirting with beat-driven synth-dance.

While staying true to their quirky, infectious sound, the Swedish quintet abruptly dips beneath their disaffected cool posturing, embracing introspective verse and dreamy love-song melodies. The percussive charm pounded out on “Beatbox” is more addictive than an IKEA commercial, and on “Lost in Love,” when lead siren Maja Ivarsson howls, “I believe in this fire burning inside of me,” we finally do, too.


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