With "Darklands" J&MC move from a fuzzed-out 'shoegazer' sound, to something that almost sounds like "upbeat Joy Division". Their drummer had left to become the lead singer of Primal Scream, so the band opted to replace him with a drum machine. As a result of this, and I guess their general songwriting style, their songs have zero groove. It's not necessarily a bad thing, it just means that their songs drift along like a dreamy wave heading serenely for shore, rather than like choppy surf.
I feel as though their previous album "Psychocandy" was the one that the band is better known for. But I prefer the rolling, pulsing drone pop of "Darklands" over the fuzzy cloud of "Psychocandy". I listened to this one 2 or 3 times and would happily spin it again.
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