The midsection widens again with ‘
Lampião’. It opens with a Portuguese folk song and spins the tale of a Brazilian outlaw whose legend blurs fact and myth. On paper, it’s a curveball; in practice, it underscores what this record is about: contradiction, posture, the strange pull between hiding and showing off. Elsewhere, the band tip towards darker electronics. ‘
After Party’ and finale ‘
Axis of Evil’ carry a Depeche Mode chill, built on bass and drum patterns that feel slicker, more synthetic. Live, they’ll likely roar; on record, the menace is cooler. ‘Axis of Evil’ doesn’t expand outward like so many album closers; it shuts the door sharp. Ending here feels deliberate: a clipped full stop instead of a grand statement.
