Clor
Who? Clor? Never heard of them. At least we hadn’t until about a week ago, and the long and short of it is that we still don’t know what to think. We’ve played it constantly in all sorts of places, we’ve looked at it through a magnifying glass, held it up to the light and used centrifugal force in the hope of distilling its essence. Still…nothing.
Their bio mentions Talking Heads, Devo, Eno and Roxy Music. Yeah sure, at times, but it also tends to sound like the start of Napoleon Dynamite or The Life Aquatic soundtrack, more filler than killer, more funny than on the money.
Certain parts of Clor’s eponymous debut are better than the whole, which is best described as inverted electro-pop, having all the right ingredients, just hopped-up and worn back to front like Kriss Kross. Sometimes experimental, sometimes just plain annoying, Clor’s album has some standout tracks like ‘Dangerzone’ and ‘Magic Touch’ but if consistency is what you’re after you won’t find it here.
Release: Album
To Cure: A predictable playlist
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