Synthetica

On the fifth album from this Canadian-American band, muscular rhythms tether spun-sugar synthesizers to Earth, while Emily Haines’ vocals toe the line between vulnerability and world-weariness. The effect is of a lucid dream world – and then Lou Reed pops up on “Wanderlust,” his craggy voice serving as a fine foil to all the New Wave shimmer.

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