"After making one record that people really like, some bands reject the things that everyone liked about them and make some really deep, thoughtful, dark record--but I wanted to avoid making a 'mature' album," Martin Doherty, who adds synths and samples to the band, told Pitchfork.

"That said, it's not like we're making saccharine s-. There's important lyrical content, and we're still pushing the same emotional boundaries, but also trying to make it as accessible as possible.

'It's pretty emosh," added lead singer Lauren Mayberry. Read more - here.

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