Not sure if the title of the latest offering from Belgian Art Rockers dEUS (sic) comes from the terrible chat-up line, "There's a Revolution in my pocket, want to join the Revolution?" I doubt it as it's a terrible line. Especially as the come-back is, "You mean in your pants it's revolting?" Anyway, I am digressing before I even start.
It's been a while since dEUS released an album. The last was 1999's An Ideal Crash. That's a long time. Oh, there have been numerous side projects and solo albums in that time, but from the group themselves, there has just been the occasional gig and a singles album.
This year there is a new album and more tour dates. The problem is, An Ideal Crash was such a corker of an album, it's not easily going to be topped. The album does not top it, but it is their most approachable album yet - a long way from the impenetrable My Sister = My Clock.
The usual mix is here: quirky lyrics, good tunesmanship, the rock/jazz/pop influences, and the great production. It's an album that also fits in very well with the current trends, standing especially well beside the likes of the Kaisers, the Franzes and the Art Brutes.
There aren't any real floor-fillers (although Nightshopping and Sun Ra come close), but there are plenty of head-nodders and a few lines that make you go, "ooh, nice."
Rating: 4 Thumbs to the clouds
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1 - Bart
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