Love Spirals Downwards wouldn't sound out of place in a dance club; languorous synthesizer chords and spookily sweet melodies are complemented by electronic beats at a tempo just fast enough to dance to. On Flux, this is most handily demonstrated by "Nova," where the repeating tones that open the piece become a syncopation to the main beat. Suzanne Perry's vocals are appropriately ethereal, but solid enough that they never sound superfluous, especially on "City Moon" and "Psyche." The closing song, "Sunset Bell," is the longest on the CD, clocking in at nearly eight minutes, but Perry and Ryan Lum (responsible for everything you hear except the vocals) keep things interesting all the way through by starting off simply and becoming progressively more complicated. This style of music is all too often bland, but such is not the case here, which is extremely refreshing. --Genevieve Williams