How It Feels to Be Lost

Following 2017's glossy , Florida post-hardcore mainstays returned with a course-correcting LP for a new label. Issued on , is the band's sixth album and a welcome homecoming to the comfort zone of their heavier raw material. Frontman 's vocals remain in top form, veering from throat-shredding cries to gorgeous mellifluous runs, as the band -- , and -- whirl in a torrent around him. Hitting a balance between the melodic and aggressive like contemporaries and , the quartet retain some of the pop savvy from (especially on the choruses) and resurrect the cutting riffs, pounding drums, and gang choruses from past work. In addition to standouts such as the soaring "Leave It All Behind," the rollicking "Break Me Down," and the pummeling "Agree to Disagree," the urgent set also boasts a collaboration with on "Never Enough." Pensive moments such as "Ghosts" and "P.S. Missing You" also impress with their intensity and desperate energy, as screams about common themes of loneliness, hopelessness, and fear. While wasn't outright terrible, the abrupt stylistic shift from and its uneven execution seemed at odds with the band's authenticity. With find their way again, delivering a passionate and anguished jolt of melodic post-hardcore that doesn't sacrifice catchiness or their identity. ~ Neil Z. Yeung