On first listen, it’s tempting to hear Lonely People With Power as a course correction—or even a retreat. Deafheaven’s fifth album, the tuneful Infinite Granite, turned the band’s carefully constructed aesthetic on its head; it sits in their discography like a polished gem in a crate of jagged boulders. It was a big swing for a group once renowned for its overwhelming power, and a keen observer might have noticed that rooms on the Infinite Granite tour were a bit emptier, and praise from critics a little more measured. Performing live, vocalist George Clarke had long appeared superhuman, but as a singer, he sometimes lost his footing. It was all a bit humbling for a band that had seemed invincible ever since dropping its genre-exploding breakthrough.

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