Former Vivian Girls and Dum Dum Girls member Frankie Rose builds on the retro push of her solo debut, Interstellar, with a further exploration of what Brill Building girl-group pop sounds like when mixed up with ‘80s dance and synth textures. What would Ronnie Spector sound like fronting New Order? Somber, life-questioning lyrics occasionally poke out from the festive wall of sound, and there’s a not-so-gleeful sense to these well-constructed pop songs that brings depth to a song appropriately titled “The Depths.” In fact, “Sorrow” and “Into Blue” work a fascinating line of tension that in another era would’ve guaranteed alternative-hit status at college radio stations everywhere. Coproducer Michael Cheever assists Rose in developing the experimental-orchestral piece “Cliffs as High” and the modulating synth magic of “Minor Times.” The cover of The Damned’s “Street of Dreams” is a perfect recasting of goth magic with Rose’s female vocals altering the tenor of the song into a dreamlike state.