The Power Out
- Electrelane
- Band Name: Electrelane
- Record Label: Beggars Banquet / Too Pure
- Release Date: Feb 3, 2004
- Summary: The all-female indie-rock band from Brighton, England (who in the past have crossed Stereolab's love for vintage electronics with a more raucous sound) worked with producer Steve Albini on this second full-length, which incorporates vocals into the mix for the first time.
- Record Label: Beggars Banquet / Too Pure
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 19
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Mixed: 3 out of 19
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Negative: 0 out of 19
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Recalls both early [Philip] Glass and Stereolab, at least until the squaling vocals begin, when it starts to conjure the art brut of punk foremothers like the Raincoats or the Slits. [Listen 2 This supplement, Feb 2004, p.16]
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There are gimmicks, but there's musical merit, and genuine feeling to match the calculated charm.
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50The result is a tad muddled, with the valleys unfortunately outnumbering the peaks.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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RickK10
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Pierre-EmmanuelL9They have a gift for writing cloudy songs and let the listenner dreamily drift in the music
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ChisL7A bit of a disappointment only in the fact that its clearly not as good as their debut.
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