XFM oddly described the Infadels as the "UK's answer to LCD Soundsystem," but their sound lacks the blips and experimental breakdown's that define James Murphy's work. Instead, the Infadels take a more accessible every-song-a-single approach. It all starts off great with "Love Like Semtex," and three songs later comes "Girl That Speaks No Words" with splashes of pop that Robbie Williams would kill for. More often than not, however, the band follows the lead of Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand, sounding a bit like amateurs. They attempt to update Blur's "Girls and Boys" with "Reality TV," which is just not as clever as they want it to be. All in all, the dance floor anthems will be great for your next mix CD, but the album just gets tiresome.2.5 STARS (out of 5)
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1•"Band to Watch: Infadels" (Stereogum)
::if you liked (or were disappointed by) this record, you should really check out The Faint's "Danse Macabre"
2 comments:
I'll give it a listen. I've got it on a white label, but haven't listened to it yet.
I was thinking about an S.F band that I used to love togay, and wondered what happened to them.
Do you remember Jellyfish, Will ?
I have not heard Jellyfish in a long time, but - as I recall - they had a very interesting sound. I should go check it out.
From my research, it looks like they went there separate ways in the mid-90's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfish_%28band%29
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