516. Stereolab - dots and loops

516.Sdotsandloops,
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Stereolab albums seem incredibly difficult to write because it seems like there is soooo much going on. Soundclips, layers, harmonies upon harmonies, accelerated beats cut into vocal loops. At times I think there is too much going on, making the song overwhelming. Also the french pop/bossa nova/electro lounge combo can get dull, and it seemed that with each album that's where they were going more and more... on this album they push that direction a bit too much, they could have used some of the rawness from 'Transient' and less polish.

6.8 out of 10