With their impeccable reference points (the xx, the Weeknd) and cryptic song titles (Intruxx, Wyrd), Oxford's Glass Animals are, at least on paper, an enticing proposition. But their debut album, the first full-length release on super-producer Paul Epworth's label, is too clinical to truly convince. Though tracks such as Flip and Pools are undeniably cool, you can sense the quartet straining to tick the right boxes rather than pursuing a sound that's theirs alone. A shame because, as the twinkling Gooey illustrates, they can craft both twisted pop and pristine R&B.