Wednesday, March 19, 2014

#1174 Diiv - Oshin

Shit - did I already blow my quota of the word "krauty"? Months ago, you say?

Well this certainly lays down an insistent, propulsive beat and rides it forever, mixing equal parts Marquee Moon chug, Autobaun clipalong, and, well, The War on Drugs shimmer and shine. It doesn't work as well as that last-reviewed album, running a little too waterey, leaning to hard on the same little chiming arpeggios, sounding like something out of Costa Mesa circa 2003 (that's bad). Perfectly agreeable, with a little muscle around Druun 2, but mostly it just motors on and on without getting anywhere 3/5

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