Dummy ’s third full-length release tasks itself with offering an affirmation of life, spelled out in no uncertain terms through the thwack of DnB drumlines, abrasive distortion, and incisive songwriting. On do you love the color of the sky? , the L.A. band brings together space rock, drone, and UK electronic music into a dizzying sound that seems to stop just short of a roiling boil in its rebuke of stagnation.

Though Dummy have always embraced a spaced-out, electronic sound, their instruments sound more synthetic than ever before: Guitars read synth-like, keys seem inorganic, and precise looping and sampling bring an insular feel to the live-band setup that adds a level of tension to the groove. Like 2024’s Free Energy , do you love the color of the sky? draws inspiration from the carefree glee of Madchester, even as it explores more unsettling subject matter.…