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Radio 4Stealing Of A Nation City Slang/EMI It seems like this is the year of the political album. From the anti-war compilations, to the full on cover-a-bunch-of-war-songs concept of A Perfect Circle's latest release (due out on US Election day, no less), there are a whole slew of albums out there trying to politically charge people. But 'Stealing Of The Nation' does it a bit differently, encasing their outrage at the 2000 election and the Iraq war in juddering dance beats and a punk-style aesthetic. Opening track Party Crashers mixes a thoroughly groovy bassline with post-punk guitar riffing. Apart from small detours to Nick Barker-esque rock (Absolute Affirmation) and dub (Nation, Coming Up Empty), most of the album follows the same vibe, blending Primal Scream with New Order and Gang Of Four. Lest this might lead you to think that the album all sounds the same, many of the tracks carry different vocal and melodic hooks in an attempt to keep things interesting. For some reason though, questionable production lets down some potentially excellent material. The songs sound a lot flatter than they should, especially in the percussion, which meant I spent more sitting when I should have been dancing. As a result, 'Stealing Of A Nation' sounds far blunter than the political message it's delivering.  |
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