✦✦✦✧ A consistently very good, sometimes great, new offering from my favorite Australian band. Not as progressive as its predecessor Asymmetry, its return to alleged accessibility is crunchy and snarly, but also atmospheric and sumptuous. It’s an impressive first listen, but I suspect this might be a grower of an album, such is its subtle meanderings.

★★★☆ Inevitably comparable to Intronaut’s “Habitual Levitations”, the former exceeds the latter in terms of production and scope, but falls short in terms of memorability and rage. “Asymmetry” is a must-listen for any prog fan, but does it warrant a re-listen? Either way, I’d totally love to put both albums head-to-head in an epic battle for nerdy supremacy.