With song titles seemingly cribbed from Doctor Who – Lara Versus the Savage Pack, The Great Beyond and Winds of Fortune could all be episode titles – and cover art even Muse would balk at, it's painfully obvious Australia's Midnight Juggernauts do not make music for this Earth. Instead, their second album aims for the stratosphere, all reverb-drenched organ solos, skyscraping guitars and ridiculous lyrics: "Stuck in heavy traffic on the cannibal freeway", anyone? What they lack in subtlety, they more than make up for with an ear for a pop hook and, on Vital Signs and Lifeblood Flow, a certain way with a radio-friendly chorus. In fact, The Crystal Axis rushes along like the best bits of MGMT's Oracular Spectacular, with Winds of Fortune and This New Technology sharing the same widescreen pop flourishes. Over the course of the album, however, there's a tendency to throw in some ponderous instrumental interludes, mention "space" and "time" and assume that's enough. At it's best, however, The Crystal Axis just about takes off.