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Former System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian’s sophomore solo album is a step above its predecessor but is highly unstable. “Imperfect Harmonies” is an unsurprisingly politically-themed album that rambles on and is at times a drag. The sound of the electric guitar is greatly missed as Tankian moves away from face-melting metal and experiments with more electro and orchestral sounds. Tankian comes across as extremely misanthropic, and the album leaves the listener not in awe, but rather bored and eager to make it to the end.