If the Noise Research wing of rock 'n' roll can boast an actual pop group, this long-lived New Zealand trio may be it. One of the first bands to sculpt eerie, hallucinogenic soundscapes using de-tuned guitars, Bailter Space now typically veers between punky blasts of smeared sound and dreamy, overtone-washed pop. "Solar.3" is the band's seventh LP, and it largely revisits the approach of the last two Bailter records. "Strand" is a breathy reverie wafted over a hypnotic chord progression and striking, flute-like ax fills, while "Trekka" slowly builds a wistful ballad into a burst of otherworldly distortion. On the other hand, "Live for You" is an unassumingly simple, mid-tempo pop tune. "Solar.3" breaks no new ground, but it does reaffirm Bailter Space's unique avant-pop mastery.
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