Gradually falling in love with the first album, I just 'loaded the second one, Return Of The Giant Slits and remain unsure of what to think.
It's taken further away from punk: the opening track, Earthbeat is a tribal exercise of sorts, bass and beats rumbling along; over it Ari's voice for the most part rather surprisingly high and girly, with less of the off-key fun of the previous album, along with this very constant guitar hook. Less all-over the place, but still energetic and oddly addictive.
The rest hasn't yet quite caught my ear, except for Face Place with backing, hum, tuba?, harmonica, and... is that xylophone? My, these ears suck. And... dramatic piano. And high-pitched yipping. You'd think "Drunk Björk" would equal "duh, Björk", but as it turns out, it's "Ari Up". Very strange in mood, very good. Easy to get lost in, for me.
Yet to get to know the rest well enough. But what do you lot think of it? |
