In the absence of a poll from this thread (because I'm a f*cking dope), you will just have to speak your brains if you have heard the record.
I've already mentioned it is a varied album: you get synthpop (the 11th Dimension single is good but is the weakest track imo), a kind of soul ballad fed through a screening of 'Tron' (4 Chords of the Apocalypse), an almost-country song with a brilliant Middle Eastern-style intro (Ludlow St.)... I am not covering everything, and won't attempt to touch on the lyrics, but each track has something to offer.. My only complaint at this point would be that it's too short.
Production's great too. People will probably accuse Casablancas of jumping on the 80's revival bandwagon with this, but I think he brings a hell of a lot more to the table.
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