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Let Us Never Speak Of It Again
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 26 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 13 votes
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Album Info
Label: Kranky
Release Date: 22 March 2005
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Indie, Rock
Summary
The first album in two years for the New York band (which shares three members with !!!) introduces a few vocals (from group members Phyllis Forbes and Molly Schnick) and drum machines into the mix for the first time.
Also By This Artist: S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D.
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What The Critics Said
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Stylus Magazine
Out Hud’s shift to house-pop may not be the group ‘coming into its own,’ but it does throw aside the burden of influences that S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D. had attached to it.
Read Full Review >Spin
They're better at evoking turbulence than talking about it--efforts to cop '80s-pop vocals are overshadowed by the cascade and rumble of the instrumental long-players. [Apr 2005, p.102]
All Music Guide
Out Hud have, in a roundabout way, developed into the most original dance band on the planet.
Read Full Review >Lost At Sea
Different and perhaps more mature than S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D., this recent release from Out Hud measures out a liquid pulse, fervently paying homage to their antecedents and feverishly shaking their asses.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club)
Boasts a wealth of dreamy atmospheres and earthy pleasure points.
Read Full Review >Under The Radar
Steps up the electronica angle and moves forward into territory both more danceable and sonically challenging. [#9]
Neumu.net
Let Us Never is the latest sophomore album to make its creator's (actually really good) debut sound kinda paltry.
Read Full Review >Delusions of Adequacy
It might take a couple of rotations, but upon spinning Let Us Never Speak of it Again, be prepared to suffer from involuntary dance fits from surfeits of jollity. Asinine lyrics be damned, I’m dancing here.
Read Full Review >Urb
Every song is a keeper. [Apr 2005, p.103]
New Musical Express
Recall[s] dance music's pre-superclub adventures in electronica and bleepy house. [19 Mar 2005, p.59]
Pitchfork
A huge success, a fresh-sounding record that doesn't feel too obviously indebted to anything that's come before it, much less like anything Out Hud have made before.
Read Full Review >Junkmedia
Songs walk a delicate tightrope between the brain and the hips, and the libidinal release of the beat is denied, suggested, suppressed, and finally let loose to sweat it out.
Read Full Review >Splendid
Let Us Never Speak of It Again is the sticky, panting, sexually deviant album Louden Up Now should have been.
Read Full Review >Uncut
Bright, luscious and languid. [Apr 2005, p.102]
The New York Times
The results are simultaneously crisp and disorienting, teasing with a familiarity that quickly recedes behind complex second thoughts. [21 Mar 2005]
Dusted Magazine
Out Hud’s new-found pop smarts leave you hoping that they’ll drop the instrumentals and devote a whole album to songs.
Read Full Review >Almost Cool
Let Us Never Speak Of It Again is at the same time better than Street Dad in several ways, but also much more indulgent (sometimes in bad ways) than its concise predecessor.
Read Full Review >Blender
Out Hud don't write songs, they whip up grooves: streamlined throbs and pulses, transmitted live from Saturday night at the coolest club in town. [May 2005, p.123]
Magnet
Without seeming pretentious or curated, Out Hud is making dance music that feels "important." [#67, p.110]
Rolling Stone
It's insular stuff, but because they think like hipster Stockhausens and always keep things moving, Out Hud's indie disco is exciting where Tortoise's indie jazz was merely annoying. [24 Mar 2005, p.79]
Mojo
It's unfortunate that the weedy vocals dilute some of its impact, otherwise this would be a triumph. [Apr 2005, p.89]
Q Magazine
Like LCD [Soundsystem], Out Hud spice up electronic grooves with lithe basslines and post-punk guitars, albeit with less finesse. [Apr 2005, p.123]
Alternative Press
Sounds anemic. [May 2005, p.138]
Tiny Mix Tapes
Unfortunately, Let Us Never Speak Of It Again barely registers any of the emotion or punch of the debut and, worst of all, goes ahead and adds positively dreadful lyrics to nearly all the songs.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 13 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
zingzing zingzing gave it a9:
One of the best synthpop albums of this decade. better than junior boys or whatever other serious contenders you can think of... seems that the boys(and girls) of the !!!/outhud collective are some of the most interesting at play these days...
ben m gave it a9:
lyrics take some getting used to but have grown on me. extremely danceable and catchy in a balls-out wacky kinda way. parts are rather forgettable but it's ok you will need a rest.
Asahi K. gave it a9:
Nice dancerock, better than !!! or the LCD Soundsystem, more melodious and glitchy at once.
Dooly oN gave it a10:
The vocals by Phyllis Forbes are great. Isn't she the pretty one? I love "Old Nude", I wonder where they got that title.
Eli L gave it a9:
Albums like this help form the much-needed bridge from dance music's ten year run to the more modern funked-up rock sound. Ravers are like an STD.
Billy Bob gave it a7:
Artful, funky pop and no-wave disco. An interesting change of direction, stripping out the post-rock progressiveness but none of the innovation. I like it!
Russell S gave it an8:
If new Order were 20 years younger and liked chicks more than ecstasy you might get something more akin to this punkateria dance pit. Throbbing, reveling, innocent, intentional, and almost necessary make repeated listening essential. It does pays dividends though.
