Stereolab continues exploring how pop music can be applied to question patterns, structures, and politics. Their mix of steady krautrock rhythms, soft melodic lines, and French pop influences is still present, but the songs feel more stripped down and intentional. Collaborators Cooper Crain and Ben LaMar Gay add new textures—modular synths, woodwinds, and ambient layers—that push the album into more experimental territory. Laetitia Sadier’s vocals are cool and steady. Rather than leaning on nostalgia, the album presents fragments and sounds from the past in a way that feels fresh.