I loved them before you did, in fact I loved them before they were even thinking about forming a band, except they weren't very good. They didn't get much better according to these ears until Transmissions from the Satellite Heart was released in 1993 (appearance on Beverly Hills 90210) Even then they were always coming up short in the psych rock stakes against the likes of Mercury Rev, Spiritualized, Verve etc. The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi saw the band push through their ceiling and led to glorious live appearances up and down the country with fake blood, animal suits and megaphones. This new album builds on this and pushes their sounds further more upwards and onwards. The stop starting singalongs of opener the Yeah Yeah Yeah song give way to the falsetto funk of Free Radicals tale of suicide bombing and the journey is well underway. Flashing a multitude of disparate influences including Prince, Beck, prog rock and Neil Young, this is a record that deserves to be listened to like an Lp. Stick on tracks 1-6 a couple of times and then finish off with 7-12. Sure fire winner every time.
Off to see Morrissey in Aberdeen and the BBC Symphony Orchestra the night before (hopefully). Reviews of both on return.
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