Author results: Scott Mehaffey
PLAY! ZEUXIS: XIGHT? ZEEN...
Much like his previous band Sidewinder, Nick Craft uses wall-of-sound sonics, distorted guitars and more of that lovely stuff that made his former cult act Australia's answer to My Bloody Valentine. Craft's voice floats between that of Morrissey and McLennan while instrumentally the feedback and reverb hit at different points across the album, most strongly in 'Back In Your Arms' and glorious album closer 'Where Were You On The Weekend'.
Lightbulbs, Fujiya & Miyagi
I really don't know what to make of this album. It's kind of an angular, electronic funk affair, much like if LCD Soundsystem had slightly less sensical, more repetitive lyrics, and threw in touches of The Knife, Air, and hell, a smidge of Goodshirt to try to create a digitally-driven folk-disco record.
Never Never Love, Pop Levi
Everyone knows that to be hip in this day and age you need three things: style, trendy facial hair, and a cool name. Pop Levi has all three in spades (if you can somehow have an abundance of your own name...), and it reflects in his music beautiful, with his new album Never Never Love a glorious combination of funk, blues, psych, rock and pop in what is a stunning progression from his debut longplayer.
Fasciination
After what seemed an eternity between Wet From Birth and the release of Fasciination, I was anticipating an incredible, mind-blowing record which pushed theboundary of the whole dance-punk sound as their past three LPs had (disregard Media, please). But instead I'm left with a slight sense of disappointment throughout.
LP3
The trademark sound of this New York two-piece (three-piece in live shows, however) shines through yet again on the act’s third album, aptly titled LP3. Opening with the X-Files-like Shiller, the album is set apart from the previous two long players with its at times chilling sound, but don’t fret - the bouncy squeals we all love in Ratatat’s music still feature prominently throughout the record.
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