▁inten se ▁in ▁years ", ▁and ▁" S ah ara ▁Love " ▁which ▁" inter tw ines ▁elev ating ▁dance ▁music ▁with ▁elements ▁of ▁rock , ▁new ▁wave , ▁and ▁synth - pop ". ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Ke ule mans ▁from ▁We ▁R ave ▁You ▁dub bed ▁the ▁track ▁" Bit ters weet ▁& ▁Blue " ▁as ▁the ▁album ' s ▁best ▁highlight ▁by ▁pra ising ▁Richard ▁Bed ford ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁sad ness ▁throughout ▁its ▁duration ▁and ▁noted ▁its ▁meaning ful ▁lyr ical ▁content . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁negative ▁review , ▁Will ▁H od g kin son ▁of ▁The ▁Times ▁described ▁that ▁the ▁record ▁" s ounds ▁like ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁music ▁that ▁util ities ▁companies ▁use ▁when ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁calm ▁you ▁down ▁as ▁they ▁put ▁you ▁on ▁hold ▁for ▁an ▁hour : ▁rel ent lessly ▁s lick , ▁un fail ingly ▁mel od ic , ▁impossible ▁to ▁remember ▁the ▁moment ▁it ▁finish es ". ▁The ▁critic ▁concluded ▁by ▁writing ▁that ▁Common ▁Gr ound ▁ultimately ▁la cks ▁" hum our ▁and ▁character ", ▁even ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁gentle ▁vocals ▁and ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁hyp not ic ▁m ood ▁throughout ▁its ▁listening ▁experience . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁Notes ▁▁ ▁sign ifies ▁an ▁additional ▁producer ▁ ▁" Is ▁It ▁Love ? ▁( 1 0 0 1 )" ▁features ▁un - cred ited ▁vocals ▁from ▁J ono ▁Grant . ▁ ▁Ch arts ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1