Sunday, September 07, 2003
Go here NOW, as Nate has the complete scoop on the clear Album of the Year, 2003 edition: Basement Jaxx' Kish Kash. Holy sweet motherfucking mother of God. This. Is. The. New. Shit.
My review to come, but for the record, Nate's track-by-tracker is one of the best pieces of rockcrit I've read this year. Personal early faves: opener "Good Luck," which is as impressive an album-opener as I've heard in quite some time (since Daft Punk's initial Discovery salvo "One More Time," at very least), the JC Chasez-featuring "Plug It In" (gets better every time; is it wrong to suggest that with this one appearance he's upped the ante for Justin?), "If I Ever Recover," a slowed down slow-dance house moment, the truly punk-funk "Cish Cash" (the return of Siouxsie Sioux! And she's growling!), both numbers with Me'Shell Ndegéocello, which absolutely drip sex, and of course the first single, "Lucky Star" (featuring possible Man of the Year - or at least new artist - Dizzee Rascal). But through the first 5 listens or so, there's not a weak track to be found at all. Devastating.
My review to come, but for the record, Nate's track-by-tracker is one of the best pieces of rockcrit I've read this year. Personal early faves: opener "Good Luck," which is as impressive an album-opener as I've heard in quite some time (since Daft Punk's initial Discovery salvo "One More Time," at very least), the JC Chasez-featuring "Plug It In" (gets better every time; is it wrong to suggest that with this one appearance he's upped the ante for Justin?), "If I Ever Recover," a slowed down slow-dance house moment, the truly punk-funk "Cish Cash" (the return of Siouxsie Sioux! And she's growling!), both numbers with Me'Shell Ndegéocello, which absolutely drip sex, and of course the first single, "Lucky Star" (featuring possible Man of the Year - or at least new artist - Dizzee Rascal). But through the first 5 listens or so, there's not a weak track to be found at all. Devastating.
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