DISQUS

Divvd · 4 months ago

my proverbial two cents:

i really REALLY enjoyed Audacity of Huge and its skittering, thumping quality and awesome bass when it first leaked. but having played it so many times as i've been struggling to maintain sobriety...it's kind of lost its luster. not quite as replayable as, say, I Believe, which was my favorite from Attack Decay Sustain Release

when the album was released, though, i fell for Cruel Intentions. the knee-slappingish claps(?) that accompany the syncopated percussion and the bassline = heaven. and Ms. Ditto? great choice for a feature, imho.

as always, i really appreciated the care that SMD used in respect to the highest of high frequencies while nourishing the lows. always can expect very... pleasingly broad-spectrum music, regardless of the quality of the song.

but on the negative side... i think the song featuring Alexis Taylor sounded more Hot Chip than SMD; prosaic. makes me wonder if he had a hand in producing. and most of the rest of the album sounded like what a person with one leg shorter than the other riding a bicycle looks like: not quite there. almost. but not quite.

Gary · 4 months ago

Wow. I'm suprised an album that can spawn a single as amazing as Audacity of Huge can get such a low rating. I'm really keen to hear it in its entirety just to see where else they took it.

And I'm sure it's well-produced, right?

Luis Tovar · 4 months ago

Sadly, mistaking a great song for a great album is very common.

Bear · 4 months ago

Agreed.

It's a shame the best songs leaked before the album came out. (Audacity of Huge, Bad Blood, and Cruel Intentions.)

Caleb · 4 months ago

Prior to the album being released I heard Audacity of Huge and Bad Blood, both of which i really liked. Then the album came out and I heard the whole thing and i was not impressed by anything except those two songs.

Amadeus Martin · 4 months ago

I believe the hype of the release totally has me blinded, but i dissagree with the low score. My favorite track is of course Bad Blood, but i am not dissapointed with any of the tracks. Even those that do not have Kameos are tracks in opinion and could easily be singles. But i think you would be lying if you said that the new album is a disappointment, I think this is a grand sophmore album.

Zach · 4 months ago

It's an alright album but I find it far too hit and miss. Their last release was infinitely better.

Anthony · 4 months ago

What the hell? The ratio of bad reviews to good is stupid, it's like none of you like music at all.

Yeah yeah, you rated it "Above Average"... but 54? that doesn't sound like a score "above average." I'd give this a 70ish. That's more fair.

Stan · 4 months ago

this album is a beast! it deserves a lot higher than a 54 in my opinion.

Andrea · 4 months ago

I was expecting something like the first album. I'm a bit disappointed, at first. But now I think it's quiet good, It's always hard to release an album to the standard of ADSR.

Matthew · 4 months ago

hrmm... I believe this review nails this album right on the head. I really hope that Justice aren't dumb enough to fall into their label's pressure to do an album with so many "high profile" collaborations. It's the Great Electro Act killer, first Fist Of God by MSTRKRFT and now SMD!

Joshua · 4 months ago

utterly contemptible. The most bloated, cynical attempt to climb onto the "wow look @ us were kool" nu-rave bandwagon yet. It doesn't even attempt to disguise how unbelievably derivative and poor it is, it just recycles simple melodies and cynical "i liek, go out an punch ppl for fun coz i am hard" lyrics with a production style that can only be described as ugly. I urge anyone who is a fan of real electronic music, god electronic music, to ignore this utter pile of shit.

jay alva · 4 months ago

think justice's bass patterns meet the gorillaz' psychedelics touch-ups and hip-hop vocals. at least on "audacity of huge" and "turn up the dial", my favorite tracks off the LP. but not too many great things can be said for the rest of the album. i'd still appreciate this as a gift from you charmers at pma. thanks.

Tyler · 3 months ago

Audacity of Huge is one of my favorite tracks of the year. The video is great as well.