mely jealous that I did not have the good fortune to grow up listening to. Though they've been active since the reformed in 96 I barely knew it until the release of their latest album just a week ago. Their novel take on consumerism, conformity, and the workaday world is still just as clever as it was in the 80s if not sharper in their latest offering Something for Everybody. Watch this hilariously deadpan, pre-release address, by band member Jerry Casale on the content of Something:I'm very happy about the album's sound and instrumentation which sounds fairly consistent with their earlier stuff, albeit a little more polished. Jerry even benefits from some autotuning on my favorite track "Human Rocket" while still keeping that satisfying electro 80's timbre instead of turning into a New Wave TI. Production here was key for me because it's hard to get into newer music from an older band when production is jarringly dissimilar from earlier work. Other great tracks include "Sumthin'", "Don't Shoot", Fresh", and "Please Baby Please". New fans or old fans will love Something for Everybody.
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