Stereolab
September08, music reviews September 15th, 2008
By Travis Fristoe, September 2008
Chemical Chords, 4AD Records
Pop music is no crime, and certainly not by the lovely, creative and leftist band Stereolab. Chemical Chords is their eleventh album in a very long and treat-filled career.
Their sound has continued evolving — moving from swirling, exuberant bursts into more relaxed soundscapes this century. But never unpleasant — their songs are like Sunday brunch outside. So when member Tim Gane describes this record as “purposefully short, dense, fast pop songs,” I was hoping for a return to Switched On. No such luck, but The Beatles moments happily co-exist with the French pop styles and shards of the old, glorious buzz.
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Stereolab
September08, music reviews September 15th, 2008By Travis Fristoe, September 2008
Chemical Chords, 4AD Records
Pop music is no crime, and certainly not by the lovely, creative and leftist band Stereolab. Chemical Chords is their eleventh album in a very long and treat-filled career.
Their sound has continued evolving — moving from swirling, exuberant bursts into more relaxed soundscapes this century. But never unpleasant — their songs are like Sunday brunch outside. So when member Tim Gane describes this record as “purposefully short, dense, fast pop songs,” I was hoping for a return to Switched On. No such luck, but The Beatles moments happily co-exist with the French pop styles and shards of the old, glorious buzz.
