Middle Kids - Lost Friends

Lost Friends, Middle Kids' forthcoming debut on Domino, is the kind of album that suckerpunches you in the gut, revealing it's nuances only after repeated listens. It's 12 songs veer from brittle blasts of indie rock, to elegiac piano ballads, to pop anthems destined to ignite stadium singalongs. The songs' edges have been kept jagged, the production clean, the band keen to let stray imperfections imbue warmth and a human touch.