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...they feel about the nickname now? Time heals all wounds. You know, you get old enough and realize it's kind of cool to be remembered for anything...
This vibrant re-envisioning of “Stairs” takes a lot of risks, yet nearly all of them pay off. The freshness and originality that is consistently present in the production is able to make an old and somewhat obscure play feel relevant and new again...
...drench it in spare, sinister loops, mix in some guest vocals and voilá—the songs on “Heligoland” rarely deviate from the template. As a result, it’s sometimes easy for the tracks to fall into a lull or feel stagnant. “Girl I Love You” and “Flat of the Blade,” though solid tracks overall, are prime examples of this kind of stasis, failing to offer any novel interpretation of what Massive Attack have been doing for years...
...album ends with “In the Ground,” which sounds quite similar to the first track, “Acts of Man.” The subject matter, vocals, and music all have exactly the same feel, showing how the album lacks overall direction. Just as each individual song feels static, lacking a swelling or diminishing of emotion, the album as a whole shows no development through the tracks, and we feel that Smith hasn’t taken us anywhere. That said, Midlake offers its fans an instrumentally original, if not enthralling, listen. Unfortunately, though...
...persistent beats and darting synth effects. These form a satisfying contrast with Taylor’s plaintive call of “Baby I’ve lost you here in the crowd / Open your arms, I want to be found.” Elsewhere, “I Feel Better” features infectious strings and dance floor-ready auto-tuned vocals, while “We Have Love” brims with electronic effects and a catchy chorus: “We have love / Give it up, give it up / There is nothing else to be proud...