A Fragile Tomorrow is capable of both skirling jangle-pop prowess and this intriguing, age-defying depth.

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A Fragile Tomorrow continues to explore 1980s indie-rock sounds here, even as they steadily build upon those core influences.

A Fragile Tomorrow builds out from the country-rock synthesis of pathfinders like the Band and the Byrds – but there’s something else here.