Rachel Goswell et Neil Halstead, noyau dur du très culte groupe dream-pop Slowdive, se reformeront fin octobre pour deux concerts. Un album live devrait suivre rapidement.
1. REFLEKTOR SOUNDS LIKE ARCADE FIRE, BUT THEY’RE A WHOLE NEW BAND.
2. THE DANCEY THING PRETTY MUCH GOES AWAY AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE OF SONGS…
3. THIS ALBUM ESTABLISHES JAMES MURPHY AS A MAJOR PRODUCER.
4. IT’S STILL REALLY HARD TO UNDERSTAND THE LYRICS.
5. WE’RE NOT SURE WHAT’S UP WITH THE ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE REFERENCES.
6. JAMES MURPHY HELPED THE BAND FIND THEIR BOTTOM END.
7. THE VOICE OF JOAN OF ARC ON “JOAN OF ARC” MAY ACTUALLY BE CHASSAGNE SPEAKING THROUGH A VOCODER.
8. THE STRINGS ARE PRESENT BUT MUCH LESS PROMINENT THAN BEFORE.
9. IT’S A REAL ALBUM WITH A CLEAR SIDE ONE AND SIDE TWO.
10. FORGET VINYL AND ESPECIALLY DIGITAL: YOU NEED TO HEAR IT ON CD BECAUSE IT SOUNDS FUCKING AMAZING.
11. THE ALBUM WILL PROBABLY ENABLE MERGE RECORDS TO BUY A LOT MORE REAL ESTATE IN DOWNTOWN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA.
12. JOIN US IN PRAYER THAT REFLEKTOR DOES NOT TURN ARCADE FIRE INTO U2… ANY MORE THAN THEY ALREADY ARE.
