Album Review: My Fiction - Shallow Highs

There's no doubt that Shallow Highs, the sophomore LP from local rockers My Fiction, is slick. Everything here is perfectly produced, calibrated, placed to get the foot tapping and head pounding. From the hushed female backing vocals and shouty rising outro of Neon Cola Signs, to the tropicalia of Young Again, to the sparkling synth crawl that explodes into earnest choruses and percussive blasts on School Of Science – everything is in its right place… except without many original ideas being expended. It's nice and all, but without much personality and, surprisingly, verve.