#924 Pixeltan - Yamerarena-I

Nothing here that exactly shatters the DFA mold: disco-tinged rock beats clip-clop along over roaming bass and vintage synths. There's some fun squonks on No More Delay, and I Told You So gets funky on the breakdown, but the band's clearly put all their eggs in Mika Yoneta's basket, putting her front and center with a spotlight on. She puts up a fight, heaving disinterest like some desperate offspring of a stoned Karen O and Satomi Matsuzaki on heroin. But she doesn't pull off that most difficult of rock moves, the passionate dispassion: she goes for fire and ice and ends up with lukewarm bathwater, splashing unconvincingly over underinspired backing to underwhelming effect 2.5/5