+/-: Let's Build A Fire

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In the early going, +/- songs sounded like Versus with the guitars turned down and the percussion made more syncopated, which made sense given that +/- was essentially a side project for Versus' second guitarist James Baluyut and drummer Patrick Ramos. But on the band's new album, Let's Build A Fire, the only overtly Versus-like track is the second one, "Fadeout," which layers hushed minor-key crooning, a clattering beat, and forceful guitar explosions. The rest of the album nods more to The Feelies and Unrest in its dreamy vocals, preoccupation with tight rhythmic patterns, and nods to the theatricality of Cursive and The Arcade Fire.