New Wax
While The Notwist's 6-year break between 2002's Neon Golden and their newest release The Devil, You + Me may not rival reclusive filmmaker Terrence Malick's 20-year break between Days Of Heaven and The Thin Red Line, it's still an extended period of time considering how frequently indie bands churn out albums. Perhaps the German band's disappearing act stemmed from a fear of following up Neon Golden, which has only grown in stature over the years and is credited as helping rewrite the rules of indie-electro music. While The Devil, You + Me isn't shattering any new ground, it does sound like a moodier extension of Neon Golden. Opening track "Good Lies" is astounding. Lead singer Markus Acher's vocals loom under a blanket of crackling distortion that bottoms out into a lone acoustic guitar strum. Acher repeats the line "Let's just imitate the real until we find a better one," and the track once again builds into a perfect union of instrumentation and deft programming. Other moments on the album range from the more glitchy and beat-heavy "Alphabet" to the acoustic-folk "Gloomy Planets." All in all, The Devil, You + Me is a reminder of just how good this band was, is, and will be, regardless of how little they change. -- Capt. Obvious
Listen:
MP3: The Notwist - Good Lies
MP3: The Notwist - Gloomy Planets
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