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...before (the guitar of “Old Yellow Bricks” sounds identical to that of “Dancing Shoes” in certain instances). “505,” a song about trying to return to a past embodied by a highway, highlights the band??s mellower side. Its last words are delicate, and Turner understands that the words have to be handled carefully. Sung too sentimentally, too sadly, and they become trite; sung too angrily or sarcastically and they become meaningless. But the Arctic Monkeys get it just right with this song...
...Philip K. Dick story. It’s definitely a new experiment for NIN. It’s also a musical departure: “Year Zero” features a substantial number of ambient and electronic pieces. And while these songs constitute a major change of pace, the band??s trademark intensity still shows up, in a big way. The first two singles, “Survivalism” and “Capital G”—arguably the two songs most like the Nine Inch Nails of old—still break some...
After the fiercely individual “Jazz Impromptu,” the Monday Jazz Band??s performance of “Elena Elena” had a completely different sound. It opened with a steady beat until Lynch broke the song open with a rapid-fire trumpet solo. Ending with the whole band playing together, the final notes continued to resonate even as the crowd clapped...
...Mexican Wine” are back again, and this time their trademarks—unexpected subject matter and high-energy refrains—are more pronounced than ever. Mega-hit “Stacy’s Mom” dealt with teenage lust, but the band??s topics typically have far more gravity—and variety. “Traffic and Weather” addresses all its topics—from crushing on DMV workers to being the target of hitmen—with perceptive, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, wit. The first two albums released...
...longer movie: perhaps Reznor is further populating the fictional dystopian world of his upcoming disc, “Year Zero.” As the mastermind behind Nine Inch Nails, he’s responsible for every note you hear on every album, and for cultivating the band??s iconically dark image. His latest publicity stunt is a viral advertising campaign of impressive scope meant to establish the setting for the new LP. Maybe it’s an integral piece of something even deeper, but as a standalone video “Survivalism” isn?...