They've been away for a few years working as producers for other bands but they're back and not lost the knack for infectious 60s-tinged 3-minute pop. In fact, only 2 of the 11 tracks on this album come in at over 3 minutes; the rest are around the 2min 30sec mark. They've toned it down a bit from previous albums; they've lost that carefree Monkees kind of vibe and it's now got more of a Beck feel to things or even Elliott Smith in his happier moments. They've also toned the guitars down and brought a synth/organ sound to the fore which makes things sound heavier. I like this album but that's as far as it goes because there's no real killer track although the title track is solid enough.
The album can be streamed from those good people at allmusic here:
https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/album-premiere-sufis-after-hours
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