Third album from New York trio The Ballet. Unashamedly ''sissy'' and explicitly queer, The Ballet marry the DIY queer ethos of the Hidden Cameras with the wry poeticism of The Magnetic Fields to create literate, infectious pop gems. Goldberg draws from an array of pop artists and periods, from 60s bubblegum to 80s synthpop and 90s indiepop, fusing these in sophisticated and novel ways. Avoiding autobiographical or confessional modes, Goldberg nonetheless mines his own psychological constitution and intellectual interests to craft songs whose overt musical prettiness is often contrasted by a dark and complex subtext.