Sloan's eighth studio album is loaded with 30 near-perfect power pop songs that overflow with airtight harmonies, Velcro-catchy hooks and unforgettable songwriting that sounds like a record store clerk's imaginary dream band comprising Badfinger's Pete Ham, Bread's David Gates, the Bee Gee's Maurice Gibb and a young Oister-era Dwight Twilley. With a bouncing melody and soaring vocals, "I Understand" recalls the spirit of '79, and "HFXNSHC" could be the future of punk.