Phil Mongredien 

The Way and Color review – Teen’s second album has surprise influences

Supple and sinuous, Teen's second album evokes Haim with a dash of Talking Heads, writes Phil Mongredien
  
  


Produced by Spacemen 3's Sonic Boom, Teen's 2012 debut, In Limbo, was sporadically diverting indie de table. The follow-up, then, comes as something of a surprise, employing a far wider palette of influences. Kristina "Teeny" Lieberson's honeyed vocals are backed by supple and sinuous rhythms that at times evoke Talking Heads but more often sound like Haim might if their principal reference point was early 00s R&B rather than Fleetwood Mac. It's not a flab-free affair – Breathe Low & Deep is several minutes too long, for starters – but there are enough interesting touches here to make album number three something to look forward to.

 

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