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...Bis built a notorious reputation on its purposely infantile attitude and a somewhat haphazard fusion of riot grrl and disco-pop. With this new album, the band manages to accomplish what few expected, filing away the childlike antics and eschewing the rough-hewn punk aesthetic for more complex arrangements, thus fashioning a mature update of their distinctive sound. Whether they are ultimately successful, however, is less certain...
...surprisingly warm vocals from singer Manda Rin building anticipation before the guitar crunch and insanely catchy chorus bust everything up in a climax of euphoria. Backed by cinematic strings, “The End Starts Today” is a positively grandiose affair, indicative of the major change Bis have undertaken. The raw immediacy of their past has been displaced by an apparent craving for a deeper sound—exemplified by the expanding bass-drone and movie strings that occupy “Chicago,” imbuing it with an almost oppressively romantic quality. The same song represents...
...their newfound sophistication, however, Bis seem to have trouble forging a new niche for themselves. All the charm of their earlier releases has been smothered in the beefier production, which edges quite close to (God forbid) generic alterna-rock. Rin’s vocals on “Two Million” even emulate perfectly the faux seductive swagger of Garbage’s Shirley Manson. Even when Bis try for vintage synth-pop revival, as on “Robotic,” their approach is heavy-handed, unremarkable and obsolete—newcomers Ladytron have already perfected...
...suit stems from a shareholder buyout by the BIS. But Howe said he’s using this primary complaint as a platform from which to allege price fixing of the gold market—the claim that he said implicates Summers. The suit says that as Secretary, Summers acted improperly to suppress gold prices...