i kind of like shopping on a base aesthetic level, as they write these very efficient, catchy pop songs with a bit of a baroque edge. unfortunately, a consistent truth throughout their discography is that they contain their musical explorations in an exceedingly disciplined manner, which often has the effect of making their recordings seem sort of light-weight, or perhaps even dumbed-down.

i'd like to hear them toy with more elaborate compositional devices.

this show would likely not have made sense to go to.