There are good moments on Son, Ambulance’s third album, Someone Else’s Déjà Vu, but there’s also little reason to stick around beyond the first two songs. “A Girl in New York City” kicks things off remarkably well. It’s a buoyant samba that bounces nicely until it reaches a breakdown of marching band drums and soccer whistles. Next up is “Legend of Lizeth,” which begins as a pretty slice of twee pop before thunderous drums and dark synths usher in a plodding prog coda that wouldn’t sound out of place on Dark Side of the Moon.

After this fertile beginning, the rest of Déjà Vu is a wasteland, with only the occasional fledgling oasis mixing up the scenery. “Yesterday Morning” is the album’s low point, sounding closer to an insipid Goo Goo Dolls ballad than to the band heard on the first two tracks. “The Renegade” and the title track recall the early quality, but they’re overwhelmed by far too many songs that sound fit for the end credits of a bad Rachel McAdams movie.