Album Review: Atlas Genius - Inanimate Objects

It was always going to be interesting to see what happened with Adelaide band Atlas Genius' second record. 

After the success of 2013's When It Was Now — and the breakaway success of its lead singles — it's refreshing to see that rather than replicate their debut, they've pivoted slightly. While Molecules, this album's lead single, follows a synth-guitar-pop-by-numbers formula, this record is more consistent than its predecessor. Acoustic ballad Balladino and slow-burner Friends With Enemies add to the colour and are well-rounded replacements to the chart-topping singles and resultant peaks and troughs that could've weighed this record down.