The cheekily-titled Co-Stars (since there aren’t really any) marks the studio re-emergence of one of Canada’s most unique musical talents. Colliding old-school pop songcraft with experimental tendencies – call it avant-pop if you’re the type who yearns for genre-fication – Crocker’s sense of composition and adventure is unleashed in full over the album’s 10 quick-moving tracks. Looking past the all-encompassing melodies (Crocker’s voice has never sounded quite so assured, quite so endearing), looking deep into the sounds of Co-Stars is like glancing into a skilled magician’s bag of tricks – you’ll never quite figure out how it’s all been done.