A highwater mark's established at the outset by “Song to Save Us All,” a sophisticated slice of atmospheric dreampop whose allure's intensified by Anderson's fragile lead. Her voice oozes vulnerability as the emotional temperature rises for the synthesizer-flooded “Night Ride” and ascends stirringly within the epic lament “Hear What I Say.” “Same Waves” finds the duo cruising through the Cruise-Badalementi neighbourhood with her lead and background vocals calling to mind the nocturnal splendour of Floating Into the Night.

L'Altra settle small tracts of land and make them feel large and lived-in. Their lap-pop micro landscapes are intricately detailed, beaming with uncharacteristic expansiveness in a genre that's often precious and diminutive.

Algorithm of Desire is both a testimonial as well as an expression of shared human experiences. Lyrically the songs question the truth behind desire, especially in the age of technology when our wants and needs are algorithmically determined.