These Portland indie rock veterans have tried to pack prog-sized ambition into punk-duo proportions before, but this 24-song double album counts as the most audacious entry in their dense discography. While there’s no lack of Quasi’s patented organ-driven fuzz pop here (see: “You Can Stay But You Gotta Go”), the wider canvas also accommodates piercing electro-drones (“Chrome Duck”), synth-spiked psychedelia (“Gnot”), and freaky folk (“R.I.P.”). But the madcap milieu also yields serene, sobering turns, like the bitterly unsentimental ballad “Chumps of Chance.”
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