On the first Foster the People album in seven years, the band led by Mark Foster aims to channel the 1970s to help energise his band’s direction, and the result is an album that pays tribute to a number of styles but is indebted to none. Opener “See You in the Afterlife” is a disco thriller that pulls inspiration from Prince and Chic alike. “Let Go” begins with warm keyboard chords before a shuffling drum groove and guitar melodies that sound like a long lost Parliament out-take enter the fray. The band’s pop instincts are never far away, though, like on “Sometimes I Wanna Be Bad”, which shuffles along thanks to a dancing bassline and a horn part that ushers in a vocal melody that remains intoxicating, despite Foster’s morose lyrics. Even when Foster is at his lowest, the melodies the band conjures up lift the music to joyous heights. The sun is still shining, even when Foster sings: “Sometimes I wanna be sad and let the loneliness come and be my friend.”