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Unsurprisingly enough “Slow Animals” brings about another change of pace as the record vastly decreases in tempo and Casablanca dishes out another dose from the higher end of his register. It’s an odd one, at times it comes across as pointlessly depressing and struggles to sustain your attention but at others it’s sombreness is strangely moving with the lyrics and tone contrasted by another signature guitar solo. It’s followed by the charmingly frenzied “Partners in Crime” which due to it’s energetic, chaotic vibe appears endlessly listenable on the surface but ultimately struggles to craft a memorable chorus or hook to make revisiting wholly worthwhile.a b Battan, Carrie (January 25, 2013). "Listen: The Strokes' New Song "One Way Trigger" ". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015 . Retrieved 30 June 2015. James Skinner (March 19, 2013). "The Strokes Comedown Machine Review". BBC Music. Archived from the original on March 25, 2013 . Retrieved March 19, 2013.