[2.5/5]
David Lee Roth once commented that the worst sex is to be had with a model because they're so self-conscious of how they look. Matt Pond PA's Last Light suffers a similar malady. The chamber-pop quintet's seventh full-length luxuriates in aching beauty from cocktail-addled swells ("Taught To Look Away") to jangly shimmer ("Last Light") perched on a pedestal, pretty and distant. There are certainly hooks and some variety, but-despite developing a more rocking attitude since the lineup shuffle that accompanied frontman Matt Pond's move to Brooklyn several years ago-there's very little here to grab the listener. Aside from than the nervy bounce of "People Have A Way" and "The Crush," which suggest a steadfastly more melodic Spoon, the 13 tracks lazily drift through the speakers like fluffy clouds across the sky's blue scrim. Pond's airy croon seems to inhabit a particular timbre and tone without variation, further limiting the music's impact. (ALTITUDE) Chris Parker
 Official Website: http://www.altituderecords.com
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