"If I rest, I break and resist, would it be better for you?" asks singer Fiona Jane Burgess on album opener Unbroken Sequence. It's a submissive sentiment that continues for the duration of this Cumbrian group's debut, which is for the most part meek and slightly maudlin. Although they count Fleetwood Mac as inspirations, the suave, soft-focus tint to Conversations is a lot like a vintage episode of Top of the Pops 2 featuring St Etienne, Sade, Simple Minds and Vanessa Paradis. From its title track's yacht-rock groove to To the End's sophisticated disco, it oozes synth-laden sex appeal. However, it somehow lacks the sweaty sensuality of the vintage pop that it's replicating – there's an emptiness to its glow, as if bathed in the blue light of a laptop screen rather than a glinting disco ball.