Beach House surprised fans recently with the drop of their sixth album Thank Your Lucky Stars. It is a premeditative collection of songs totally unrelated to their previous album Depression Cherry, released just two months ago.

With Depression Cherry still in the spotlight, Beach House gave fans whiplash with no formal press announcement or promotion for Thank Your Lucky Stars. The band simply posted this Tweet nine days before the release and the media and fans alike went crazy.

Making it perfectly clear that this album is completely separate from Depression Cherry, Beach House crafts a raw and genuine sound not found in Depression Cherry’s fuzzy and resonant ballads. (Literally—Depression Cherry’s vinyl boasts a red velvet record jacket.)

However, the first track, “Majorette,” is where the inevitable Depression Cherry backwash is apparent. The band’s signature swooping melodies and soft vocals parallel nearly every other song on the previous album. Having such a similar first track may be dismaying to listeners anticipating a whole new sound. Fans familiar with Beach House will notice a significant change deeper into the album.

“She’s So Lovely” immediately shrouds listeners in resounding organ synth that haunts the entire track. Something about the song just sounds off and will leave listeners feeling unusually nostalgic about someone they’ve never even met.

The album is introspective almost to the point of hypnosis. The simplest of things seem sacred when paired with singer Victoria Legrand’s celestial vocals. Legrand’s lyrics portray ordinary situations in extraordinary ways, like in the dreamy, reflective song “One Thing.” Thank Your Lucky Stars paints vivid pictures in black and white.

This time around, Beach House isn’t striving for perfection. They’ve reached a raw, haunting medium that evokes listeners to do more than just listen. With an unorthodox emphasis on not getting it all right, listeners feel every note no matter how obscure the concept.