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The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Aufheben
Released: 30/04/2012
Driving rhythms and swirling psychedelia abound from a band who've been looking back to the 1960s for eleven albums now, in a good way. Anton Newcombe's electronic music feels more discreet than on 2010's Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?, with former member Matt Hollywood and ex-Spacemen 3 bassist Will Carruthers lending a more eclectic, consistent sound.
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The Line of Best Fit“You may find a record to love here...” More of the same; not quite of the high standard the band are capable of at their best (Methadrone, Thank God for Mental Illness), but as enjoyable as they’ve ever been...
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Drowned In Sound“There are (at least) two Anton Newcombes...” It’s not really a surprise. Beyond the self-destruction, BJM have always produced great songs. That’s why they are still going strong after 20-odd years, and why you wouldn’t put it passed them still doing it in another 20 years too...
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80 %
NME“His best album since 2003’s ‘…And This Is Our Music’...” Nearly 10 years since the infamous documentary DIG!, The Brian Jonestown Massacre continue to plough their whimsical psychedelic furrow...
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MusicOMH“Where Western bohemia meets transcendental meditation...” As usual, Newcombe's laid-back vocals are set well back in the multi-layered instrumental mix, but even when you can hear the lyrics they are pretty indecipherable anyway - you just have let yourself go with the mood-flow of the music...
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Pitchfork“the band's most consistent and sonically lustrous album in years...” As its title suggests, Aufheben-- a German term with several, oppositional meanings-- marks another change of scene and personnel for Newcombe, this time to East Berlin with a multicultural cast of session musicians...
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