#1064 Jagwar Ma - Howlin

A bristly-bright record of samply, housey indie electronica. There's shades of Manitoba and even Surrender-era Chemical Brothers here, but the songs are a bit more apt to shift, to evolve out from under themselves, making for a complex album that's moreinteresting, but that sacrifices a certain hypnotic purity to get there. Becky, Yorkey vocals sometimes intrude (the songs would be better served speaking for themselves) and the pacing drags on the second half, but its an enjoyable little curiosity of beats, melodies, and swishes in between 3.5/5