So... we have five tracks online of the new Electric Six album... so what are my thoughts so far?
Opener 'Psychic Visions' is really more like psychadelic visions. Sounding like their take on 'Underwear' by the Magnetic Fields of their '69 Love Sounds' album. Ethereal sounding but undeniably Electric Six, it's not as a powerful opening as, say, 'It's Showtime!' or 'After Hours' but it's certainly no bad one.
'Gridlock!' is the poppiest of the songs on show and the second most catchy of the set. Not quite sure about the 'joker poker' sections but the verses certainly drive along well.
'It Gets Hot', though starting off like how 'Body Shot' from album 'Kill' ended, turns itself into a pastiche of RnB songs that actually works on its own. Featuring a short rap section (yes, a short rap section), it's a very interesting production and a chorus that mixes up Dick's vocals, a female call-and-response and some great mash-ups of distorted vocals. A great, diverse tune.
The best of the five songs, though, has to be the rocky and synth-y 'Hello! I See You'. Though the most traditional E6 song it is also the most catchy and the chorus, with its simplicity, will soon stick in your head. Think a modern 'Dance Pattern'.
'Heartwaves and Brainwaves', the title track, is possibly the most different though no less brilliant. The mix of drum machines and more techno stylings work well with the vocals, and the change of pace between verse and chorus works, and better than, say, 'Dirty Looks'. And when it comes to an end you still have a two-minute almost-instrumental to enjoy. A different closer to usual but no less effective as an album closer.
Overall I'm positive about the tracks. It's a departure from their usual material, but then so has every album so it's getting more difficult to know what their 'usual' is. I look forward to hearing the other nine tracks.
[8/10]
Thursday 21 July 2011
REVIEW: Electric Six - Heartbeats and Brainwaves (So Far)
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