Review

While Enon have long been knocking people sideways with their live show, even their biggest fans have never been convinced that they’ve made a really great album. There’s always been too much of a contrast between guitarist John Schmersal’s songs and bassist Toko Yasuda’s. Here there is undoubtedly more flow and less filler than before. They’re a more inventive band than most, and when their spiky energy combines with the same artistic cohesion that makes Spoon or Blonde Redhead so beloved by their fans, it’s impossible not to admire. Musically, it’s standard Enon – almost funky basslines, washes of fuzzed out electronics and relentless energy. Lyrically they’re still intriguingly abstract but it doesn’t much matter anyway – they’re not trying to be Bob Dylan, they’re trying to make you dance.

Words_Niall Harden

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Posted on: September 16, 2007