Chromatics: Night Drive Ten Year Remastered Edition (180g, Ivory Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
âHey baby, whatâs goinâ on?â / âIâm just leavinâ the club right nowâŠâ This record initially got swept up in the nu disco / italo revival hysteria of the mid 00s, in part due to its association with Glass Candyâs Beatbox and the After Dark compilation (which we love). But upon closer inspection, itâs the smoky urban dread and stellar songwriting that really reverberate (maybe Iâm just burned out, but I hear more Bruce Springsteen than Kano when I listen to this). Chromatics would later perfect both of these aspects of their sound on Kill For Love, but Night Drive retains that loose, wide-eyed magic of a band completely exhausted from years spent trudging the thankless noise & experimental circuit getting ahold of a synthesizer for the first time. The cinematic quality of this album is unparalleled; it cuts so deep that one of the most successful âart filmsâ of the decade is basically just a 100 minute live action tribute to this record (they even had the balls to include âTick Of The Clockâ on the soundtrack after ejecting Johnny Jewel from score duties). The tender Kate Bush cover is a saccharine update for the clubs that everyone can agree on, but donât sleep on the fly-by-night postpunk of âHealer,â airy cabaret dazzle of âTomorrow Is So Far Awayâ or the clandestine singalong title track. This is one of the few truly great late night albums of the 21st century so far. This 10th anniversary edition mirrors the original 2007 CD tracklisting with five additional tracks that further expand the sonic world, remastered and pressed on double vinyl. Recommended.
- 180g ivory colored double vinyl pressing
- housed in deluxe gatefold sleeve
- printed inner sleeves w/ full album lyrics
- 10th anniversary edition w/ remastered sound
- music label:Â Italians Do It Better 2018
reviewed by hannibal chew 02/2018
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Chromatics: Night Drive Ten Year Remastered Edition (180g, Ivory Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
âHey baby, whatâs goinâ on?â / âIâm just leavinâ the club right nowâŠâ This record initially got swept up in the nu disco / italo revival hysteria of the mid 00s, in part due to its association with Glass Candyâs Beatbox and the After Dark compilation (which we love). But upon closer inspection, itâs the smoky urban dread and stellar songwriting that really reverberate (maybe Iâm just burned out, but I hear more Bruce Springsteen than Kano when I listen to this). Chromatics would later perfect both of these aspects of their sound on Kill For Love, but Night Drive retains that loose, wide-eyed magic of a band completely exhausted from years spent trudging the thankless noise & experimental circuit getting ahold of a synthesizer for the first time. The cinematic quality of this album is unparalleled; it cuts so deep that one of the most successful âart filmsâ of the decade is basically just a 100 minute live action tribute to this record (they even had the balls to include âTick Of The Clockâ on the soundtrack after ejecting Johnny Jewel from score duties). The tender Kate Bush cover is a saccharine update for the clubs that everyone can agree on, but donât sleep on the fly-by-night postpunk of âHealer,â airy cabaret dazzle of âTomorrow Is So Far Awayâ or the clandestine singalong title track. This is one of the few truly great late night albums of the 21st century so far. This 10th anniversary edition mirrors the original 2007 CD tracklisting with five additional tracks that further expand the sonic world, remastered and pressed on double vinyl. Recommended.
- 180g ivory colored double vinyl pressing
- housed in deluxe gatefold sleeve
- printed inner sleeves w/ full album lyrics
- 10th anniversary edition w/ remastered sound
- music label:Â Italians Do It Better 2018
reviewed by hannibal chew 02/2018
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âHey baby, whatâs goinâ on?â / âIâm just leavinâ the club right nowâŠâ This record initially got swept up in the nu disco / italo revival hysteria of the mid 00s, in part due to its association with Glass Candyâs Beatbox and the After Dark compilation (which we love). But upon closer inspection, itâs the smoky urban dread and stellar songwriting that really reverberate (maybe Iâm just burned out, but I hear more Bruce Springsteen than Kano when I listen to this). Chromatics would later perfect both of these aspects of their sound on Kill For Love, but Night Drive retains that loose, wide-eyed magic of a band completely exhausted from years spent trudging the thankless noise & experimental circuit getting ahold of a synthesizer for the first time. The cinematic quality of this album is unparalleled; it cuts so deep that one of the most successful âart filmsâ of the decade is basically just a 100 minute live action tribute to this record (they even had the balls to include âTick Of The Clockâ on the soundtrack after ejecting Johnny Jewel from score duties). The tender Kate Bush cover is a saccharine update for the clubs that everyone can agree on, but donât sleep on the fly-by-night postpunk of âHealer,â airy cabaret dazzle of âTomorrow Is So Far Awayâ or the clandestine singalong title track. This is one of the few truly great late night albums of the 21st century so far. This 10th anniversary edition mirrors the original 2007 CD tracklisting with five additional tracks that further expand the sonic world, remastered and pressed on double vinyl. Recommended.
- 180g ivory colored double vinyl pressing
- housed in deluxe gatefold sleeve
- printed inner sleeves w/ full album lyrics
- 10th anniversary edition w/ remastered sound
- music label:Â Italians Do It Better 2018
