Blog: PopMatters

Albums are often proclaimed as a trip, but so often just spin their wheels. The Hidden Cameras succeed in taking you on a journey. Go with them. "Forget what you know / Leave your home" intones Joel Gibb on opening number, "Ratify the New", and indeed it feels just like that. The Hidden Cameras know all about dynamics - whether over the course of a song or a full album, their ability to ebb and flow, to build and drop, is masterful. "Ratify the New" begins like a spiritual cleansing, a lengthy purging drone to clear your head [...]