|  Friday, May 30, 2008
Ladytron
Velocifero
   
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Welcoming listeners like a closed fist, "Black Cat" - the song that opens Ladytrons fourth album Velocifero (Netwerk) - kills the ears with a buzzy bass line and forceful, mechanical drum work. Its a sinister new sound; one that conjures up the seediest of S&M clubs and quite possibly might drive you to wear anything leather. Its also the work of Alessandro Cortini (whos worked with NIN) and Vicarious Bliss. With their help, the long time electro rock group employs dramatic timing to tremendous effect over the course of the album.
Ladytrons devotion to good pop song craft and catchy melodies has always made them stand apart from their peers. And while Runaway incorporated with stinging synths and Helena Marnines ethereal vocals might channel your favorite eighties band that doesnt exist, the added guitar haze and danceable beats unfortunately lump them in the pack with everyone else. This is unfair, especially since the atmospheric track Ghosts thankfully puts an end to any questions Runaway might raise.
Throughout the record, Marnines vocals range from hypnotic, to cold, to detached, and mixed up with a little melancholy and wistfulness. Dark, dreamy, dense, and catchy as all hell, Velocifero should only be listened to at night, as evidenced by the groove-filled Kletva and tension filled Deep Blue.
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this all sounds like the stuff of soulless one-night stands and the emptiness of a certain kind of love. But the album is darkly appealing, sinister, and sexy, reminding you of why you took this course of action in the first place. Velocifero is a dangerously attractive album that hurts you and leaves you wanting more. - Stephon JohnsonShare To:       |
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