Instead of taking the often tread route of showing a relationship in decay, we thought it'd be interesting to play with the idea of an actual second self, a doppelgänger containing all of her flaws, self-destructive tendencies, [and] she's her own living nightmare.

Club says "throughout the record the group takes its surf-rock stylings in unexpected directions, whether it's the hard-charging riffs of the title track, or the slow-build indie-groove churn of "Owl Doom Pt.

""[3] Bob Makin in Institute for Nonprofit News notes that Night Swimming "shed[s] an occasional sense of silliness for a lyrically stark and sonically focused collection that laughs at life's absurdities and cries at its hardships with stinging, ringing riffs, solid slabs of rhythm and mournful, hopeful poetics," adding that the "signature fuzz tones and a poppy undertow remain intact among a cryptically detailed loss of innocence that makes [it their] best record to date.

[1] The Big Takeover writes the song "Upset Words is a "potent sonic sea spray [of] riding choppy guitar waves and propulsive drum rhythm.

"[6] Impose says the song "The Latter" is a "perfect slice of everything that makes Dentist's surf-pop sound so enticing as Emily's vocals ride over Justin's furious fret work and Nicks['s] driving, locked in rhythms.