Jake Kaufman went completely unhinged on this one and every second of it rules. "Exothermic" hits you with this bouncy, impossibly catchy synth pop that has no right existing on a 3DS, and "Dalmatian Station" layers vocal chops over chunky beats in a way that feels more like a club track than a puzzle platformer score.
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"Rescue Girl" closes the whole thing out with genuine heart. The bonus remixes are a whole second album basically, with the "It Gets Better Mix" of Dalmatian Station going even harder than the original. Kaufman treats handheld hardware limitations like creative fuel instead of restrictions.
If you need proof that game soundtracks peaked in weird places during the 2010s, press play.