Dec 15, 2009 By Laura Studarus

Four years after their eponymous debut, British quartet Engineers are back with a sophomore effort that methodically shifts their sound from pleasant—albeit sleepy—dream pop, to actively engaging shoegaze. However, while Three Fact Fader's highpoints often recall a more accessible Lush or Slowdive, Engineers are careful to treat their predecessors as reference points rather than crib notes. More