Clusterous & sight stealing like a feathered glitter dress on a muscular drag queen, 'Intimacy' is bricks raining clouds bruising and sharp pencil ear wax picking hazardous as much as it is balls hugging new underwear fresh & feel-good inducing. Kudus to Paul Epsworth (Phones) & Jacknife Lee for their nuclear electrickery & laser sliced vocal manipulations because not only this 10 tracker have restored my previously gone astray fan-hype for the band, but re-customized them to fit my what-if-they-experimented-more wonders.
Last year when Flux hit the facets of Blogs I said to myself "If this is the Nu direction then I'm sold", & it was only weeks ago that 'Mercury' substantiated the prophecy when it revoked my taste buds for live monkey brain scooping with its mechanic drum machine roar & ill-omened ripping peril horns. One listening session of 'Intimacy' & you'll be going 'Kele Okereke should have a superhero movie made based on his character & soundtrack it with this record'!
In oppose to 'Silent Alarm' being reputed as a classic to some fans and who's not, I think 'Intimicay' is my pick off the discography for it's experimental dare & balance between texturous force & heart-melting lullabied harmonies. It's not all D&B-Breakcore-Jungle simulating thuds and punches, the ballads are present & the traditional 'Helicopter' originality is still evidently tangible.
It's a seamlessly successful amalgamation of clattery thunderous machine power with Bloc Party's pos-punk revival signatures & balladry intimacy.
Their best album to date.
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Though I always have to re-read your posts a second time to make sure that I'm getting it right, I couldn't agree more. It's an amazing album that really hits exactly where they want it to. Brilliant.
^^ "Though I always have to re-read your posts a second time to make sure that I'm getting it right," LMAO why is that??? :S
& yeah i played it entirely twice today once in bed and once while writing that thing that you had to read twice! :D <3
Guess I'll have to listen again.
Didn't like it the first time through. Dunno why.
^^ keep in mind it's experimental, enjoy it for what it is, embrace the chaos. <3
i loveeeeee this album
beautiful review i couldnt agree more
Thanx :D & yeah, the shifting vulnerability on the louder tracks just makes my skin stretch. LOVES IT!
soooo good and came out of nowhere.
i think it was a really good timing for them to release it digitally - i would've given it less attention if it came out in sept with all the other releases! lot sof album sin sept :D
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