A galaxy away from previous single I’m Not Scared, which was a fairly one-trick blast of skittish earworm melody, Live Long strives for something more spacious, more celestial; PLX playing to their strengths. There are plenty of elements anchored to the indie-pop explosion of around six years ago, but it’s by not quite bound to the era, flexing compositional muscle like more recent Dan Deacon offerings. It’s long, especially compared to I’m Not Scared, but it never overstays its welcome.
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