Brooklyn's Gang Gang Dance are Back with Eye Contact, striking a better balance of song craft and atmosphere. The band's previous record, Saint Dymphna, had admirable futurist-pop ambitions-- collaging elements of hyphy, grime, techno, and contemporary R&B into a psychedelic stew-- but it sometimes came off overcooked. s stiff and over-considered. It's a tighter and more focused record that pares back the band's habit for noisy embellishment and psychic jewelry to reveal taught rhythms and catchy hooks.
I found myself thinking it's gone into New-Age meets Dead Can Dance territory, but that's not a bad direction. If anything, it signifies that the band has grown considerably and have matured over the past decade.
Take a listen to one my favorites, (even though this album really needs to be heard all the way through), "Thru and Thru" here.
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