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- 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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Positive: 16 out of 19
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Mixed: 3 out of 19
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Entertainment WeeklyRecalls 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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Music that at once revels in and transcends rock traditions.
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MojoAn arresting cocktail of post-punk angularity and instinctive pop savy. [Feb 2004, p.102]
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UncutThe minimalist grooves grow ever tighter. [Feb 2004, p.71]
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The album carries a compelling intensity among the varied and evocative songs.
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The Power Out may surprise and confuse listeners expecting Rock It redux, and the new album has a few rough patches and a general inconsistency due to Electrelane's willingness to experiment.
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They've got better stuff in them, we believe, but, meanwhile, 'The Power Out''s strictly a forty watt affair.
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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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RickKApr 15, 2004
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Pierre-EmmanuelLFeb 17, 2006They have a gift for writing cloudy songs and let the listenner dreamily drift in the music
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ChisLFeb 18, 2005A bit of a disappointment only in the fact that its clearly not as good as their debut.
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