The follow-up to 2011's Kickstarter-funded
Beautiful Mechanical, the New Amsterdam-issued,
Son Lux-produced
Balance Problems finds Rob Moose, CJ Camerieri,
Clarice Jensen, Alex Sopp, Hideaki Aomori, and
Nadia Sirota taking on compositions by Timo Andres, Marcos Balter, Mark Dancigers,
Nico Muhly, Andrew Norman,
Sufjan Stevens, and Jeremy Turner with their signature blend of pop innovation and classically trained acumen. The New York City-based ensemble's sophomore outing (their 2014 collaboration with
Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Perry notwithstanding),
Balance Problems dutifully bridges the gap between Baroque pop, chamber music, indie rock, and classical. ~ James Christopher Monger