Stereolab: Fab Four Suture

There's a scene in High Fidelity where John Cusack is talking to some cut music reporter in Championship vinyl and in the background you can here Stereolab's Lo Boob Oscillator playing. This was my introduction to this wildly experimental brit band.

After this sampling, I went and splurged on 3 or 4 of the bands albums, all of which were fun and enjoyable. This latest album maintains that sound, but, really, does nothing new or interesting, which is depressing when you have a band who does so much experimentation.

It's even hard to pull out tracks that are memorable or enjoyable. The whole album flows like a ... well, like space aged bachelor pad lounge music ... that just keeps going. It's almost like a dj's dance set, where each tune is skillfully faded/mixed into the next.

In the end: Anyone who likes Stereolab will adore this album hands down; anyone curious about where they were going to take their sound... well, let's just say nothing's changed. If you're looking for good background music, this album will do the job for you.

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