So
when you hear that Darryl Palumbo of Glassjaw has a new
side project coming out, you’d probably think, oh
screaming hard core, or at least, you’d think of something
heavy. (Or maybe you have never heard of Glassjaw and aren’t
thinking of any genre) Well, unless you thought electro-fire
on the dance floor, you are wrong. Head Automatica unites
Palumbo with “The Automator” (Dan Nakamura)
and does nothing but groove. This record has amazing beats
and it is not rap-metal. Think of Electric Six meets the
Strokes.
Decadance is
a pop album, meets disco, meets funk, meets electronica
and it is great. If you want something up beat and fresh
sounding, then this is the album to get. You don’t
even have to want to dance, but you’ll probably be
taping your feet starting with the first track.
Pretty much every
song on Decadance is a tidy little package of a danceable
rhythm and silly catchy lyrics with enough variety in style
that you don’t get sick of it after three tracks.
Take Brooklyn Is Burning, for example, its got a great break-type
beat with a 60’s western-bonaza sounding sample and
refrences burning down the discotech. Then you have Dance
Party Plus, a throw back disco track- calling f or a dance
party plus destruction and corruption. Can’t beat
disco, especially the new twist that Palumbo and The Automater
give it.
Palumbo is unquestionably
a very talented vocalist, and his adventure into pop-land
is more than successful and reflects his versatility. It
takes a great artist to be able to crossover like this,
and sound so comfortable in a completely different genre
of music. As for “The Automator” , he certainly
came through on this one (as if his work with Gorillaz and
Dr. Octagon weren’t impressive enough). The beats
are smooth and seamless, supporting Palumbo flawlessly.
Its
different, it’s good- go pick Decadence up!
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