Helium
's first full-length album expands on
Timony
's feminist lyrical bent and adds more colors to the band's musical palette. Full of what
calls "cartoon and monster movie music,"
The Dirt of Luck
is a tight, focused album that is also diverse. The sludgy
"Pat's Trick"
mingles with the sweet-sounding and sweetly named
"Honeycomb,"
which shares space with the nasty-sultry sounds of
"Medusa"
and the shimmery
drone pop
of
"Baby's Going Underground."
It's tied together by the album's spacious sound and
's singing, which is fuller and richer than on the group's debut. ~ Heather Phares