Album Review: Teen - The Way And Color

The Way And Color, Brooklyn foursome TEEN's follow-up to brooding motorik trip In Limbo, is a far cry from that album's krautrock prismatics, instead skimming through genres like an expertly thrown stone across a crystalline pond. The first few skips – the undulating dream gaze of Rose 4 You, the surprisingly adept R&B soiree Not For Long, the percolating pop of Tied Up Tied Down – give credence to such left-turns. But return listens don't give the same ripples of connection, instead sinking into superficial mores, needing to bring out the kraut (which on Breath Low And Deep they prove is their strong suit) to stay afloat.