Bubblegum pop, lustful lyrics and nostalgia circa the 1980s weave together with sprightly falsetto croons and sunny synthesizers to form Miniature Tigers’ third album, “Mia Pharaoh.” The Brooklyn-based indie-pop act’s 10-track album drips with sex appeal, and tracks like “Sex on the Regular” and “Female Doctor” feature an affectionately rousing sound at a slower pace than previous albums. Miniature Tigers play chemists as they mix listeners’ hormones with ageless questions about love, like “Can I tell her that I love her even though I’m not supposed to?” Soft empathic vocals provide a unifying element among the tracks, but several songs become detached from the otherwise cohesive album, lost in overwhelming electronic synths.
Grade B+
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