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...highlighting the return of a full backing band with a blazing guitar riff, saxophone solo, and wall-of-sound production. The lyrics, which trot out old Springsteen themes like the search for identity and longing for excitement, are not particularly inspired, but there’s no denying the song??s instant gratification potential. “Radio Nowhere” sets the pace for the next two rockers. “You’ll Be Coming Down” features a drumbeat reminiscent of “Dancing in the Dark,” while...
...using the human voice as an instrument, but here the words are deployed more for emotional heft than sonic weight. “Peacebone” is a rollicking high adventure despite lyrics like “A peacebone got found / in the dinosaur wing.” The song??s a push forward, but Animal Collective still lets some nostalgia and even a bit of melancholy seep in, ruminating about how “An obsession with the past is like a kid flying / Just a few things are related to the old times...
...Wolves (Song of the Shepherd’s Dog),” sound like remastered rarities from mid-period Phish records. Much of the rest of the album just feels busy, like a first-time user tinkering with Garage Band, layering effects until the subtlety of the song??s skeleton is lost. What work best on the album are, as usual, the moments that capture bare-bones Beam. “Lovesong of the Buzzard” wisps along on an upbeat percussion line, with effects reminiscent of “Highway 61 Revisited” rising...
...video for Justice’s hit D.A.N.C.E. If you can’t beat ‘em, hire ‘em. It’s a simple concept: Kanye and robot-hit-master T-Pain dance and rap while fun cartoons that spell out the song??s lyrics pop up all over the place. It’s a one-trick pony for sure, but those dancing pastel colors are a perfect accompaniment to Kanye’s squeaky, heart-warming beat. “Good Life” makes me feel better about shameless...
...fluctuating between leisurely slides and quick hammers. “It’s Me,” the album’s seventh track, is something of a new direction for the band with much heavier bass licks and drum parts. While not exactly their standard fanfare, the song??s a welcome change after six tracks of ear-piercing electric guitar squealing. The following song, “We’re Not Alone,” goes in a softer direction, blending acoustic guitar along with the electric and shifting into a simple, upbeat rhythm about...