Suckers’ second full-length album assumes a new, polished tone of elegance and precision without compromising the happy-go-lucky sing-alongs that float through 2010’s “Wild Smile.” Just as catchy its predecessor, “Candy Salad” takes listeners on a melodic sailboat ride of tracks, all peppered in layers of psychedelic synthesizers and abstract guitar riffs which bend to the vocal flows and hook-like whistling of lead singers and guitarists Quinn Walker and Austin Fisher. Despite the variety of elements running through the album – which seem more overwhelming than those of the instrumentally diverse “Wild Smile” – each track manages a clear execution. The harmonious essence of each track sweeps through clearly. But the continuously current-like drift of music can mesh the album a little too closely, losing some songs in the flow.
Grade: A-
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