As Foley, multi-hyphenates Ash Wallace and Gabriel Everett bring an exacting sense of quality control to their sharply drawn pop, sharing instrumental, writing, production and other duties. That self-assuredness is apparent across the pair’s debut album, as funky lashings of Nile Rodgers-worthy guitar find equally upbeat punctuation in Wallace’s quippy lyrics. “I like it when you hate me/Just a little bit/’Cause I love self-deprecating,” she sings with a knowing lilt on “Killing Me Babe”, while the especially dance-friendly “Tongue” takes aim at a subject so dodgy that she wouldn’t trust them with her credit card. Set to a percolating bassline and vocal delivery to match, “Smooth It Over” is an unabashed plea for honesty. New York singer-songwriter Tim Atlas brings an extra lyrical perspective to “Coffee”, lending added nuance to the song’s gleaming edges and buzzing melodies. And when Foley get slower and more spacey on the closing “On the Rocks”, Wallace’s mix of vulnerability and wariness feels all the more impactful.