Adult. - Gimmie Trouble
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Free Music Review: Not worth the trouble!
Hit: 1 Stars
I loved Resucitation. Anxiety Always,though different,a decent follow up. But......Gimme Trouble leaves me wishing I had taken the trouble to invest in some sure things in the dollar bin.
As other reviews have suggested,if you are looking for a far more superior live show,a better take on a siouxsie/x-ray spex-style rant,see Tamion 12"(if not now defunct due to C.Samuel joining Adult.)I saw them open up for Adult. and Electronicat at the Knitting Factory and they could easily have been the headlining act. I currently saw them in three piece form (Tamion was a three piece) and it seemed as though not only did they take C.Samuel with them, but attempted the confrontational and vocal stylings of Tamions own B.Kerry with them. Adult. unlike old labelmates: Magas, Tamion 12 inch, and Goudron have just become another part of the machine. Not punk.
Free Music Review: gimme my money back.......
Hit: 1 Stars
This album does nothing but borrow from obvious sources and does not manage to do so with any originality. New guitarist, Samuel Consiglio was a member of Tamion 12 inch, another band on the Adult. run label Ersatz Audio.Tamion released an album last year called Let's Suffer and is by far a better listen and a good reference point for where Adult's so-called 'new' direction came from. Nicola Kuperus' new vocal style is a lame imitation of Tamion 12 inch vocalist Kerry Biernot/B kerry. Save your money & check out Les Georges Leningrad or other bands on the Ersatz Audio website. Free Music Review: Adult. Finally all grown up.
Hit: 5 Stars
During that regrettable "electroclash" craze a while back, many considered Detroit's Adult. (yes, they want you to notice the period) to be central figures in the movement. While they definitely had a lot of the elements of the style (i.e., sythesized and proud-of-it music, detached, ironic vocals, a general air of chilliness) they were a lot brighter than the average scenester. While singer/photographer/all around mastermind Nicola Kuperis was every inch the hipster, the extent to which she and bandmate Adam Lee Miller tended to every last iota of their presentation put them above and beyond the here-today-gone-tomorrow crowd. Of course, while their past albums were definitely loads of twisted fun, there seemed to be someting missing. Sure, they intended their music to sound thin and mechanical, but that made it hard for them to command people's attention. With "Gimme Trouble," they've finally taken it to the next level, as the cliche goes. Our little scenesters have finally grown up!
The addition of guitarist Samuel Consiglio is the most noticeable change; the songs sound more full-bodied, and freakier and noisier as well. The album sounds generally like early Cabaret Voltaire mating with "Faith"-era Cure (the bass line from "In My Nerves" is a close cousin to "Primary") while the love child of John Lydon and Siouxsie Sioux rants and wails up front. Okay, those references might date me a little, but I swear it's pretty accurate. Discordant treated guitar and the aforementioned bass makes their synth and beats even weirder than before, though things are as mechanistic as ever. Kuperis' vocals are also stepped up a few notches. Her eccentric delivery is so over the top here she could mske new wave divas like Lene Lovich and Nina Hagen seem like underacheivers. Naturally, she stays away from sincerity as much as possible, as well as any other identifiable human emotion, unless you count sneering as an emotion. "I'm at my best when I obsess," she howls on "Still Waiting." On "Lovely Love" her idea of pillow talk is "you're so pretty as boiling blood." That gives you an idea where she's coming from, and it ain't the land of emo.
On the last album she sang "wouldn't it be nice to go to a party and be the only one there?" "Gimme Trouble" will probably clear out a few rooms, so I guess that's a big mission accomplished. That's okay, though; now that all of the trendspotters have moved on, that leaves more room for the rest of us.
Free Music Review: Best album yet
Hit: 5 Stars
Adult. is one of the most interesting bands on the planet. They started their own label ten years ago. They created music that was uncompromising. Music by John Foxx and Tuxedomoon influenced their early records. They tour with trendy bands like The Faint. They ended up collaborating with Death in Vegas, and creating an international interest. Somehow a few years ago they got lumped in the Electroclash thing. After a few years of being unsatisfied with that they signed with a new label and set upon doing a new sort of music. They gained one more member in the band. Sam Consiglio was in the band Tamion. So it was a trio. They were at least 33% coming from a new place. Now they actually had guitars. A little listen to this new record confirms that this band has nothing to do with Electroclash and any trendy retro revival. The record does recall the No Wave scene and early LA punk. The songs are intricate and complex. Adult. Has become more able with three members. From their early days where they hardly played anything live to now, it is remarkable. Their live show is dynamic. This is their most together album. It is meant to be listened to as a whole. This is a band that is taking risks. It is an amazing journey.
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