$15.98 (list price), Club/Dance, Domino Basic Story: Mark E. Smith of The Fall teams up with Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner of Mouse On Mars to release the trio’s club-worthy debut.
Sample: “At a traffic circle/ a man in a yellow helmet on a mountain bike pulled up to me/ I went along with it at first/ he started singing/ I was in my garden.”
Verdict: At first, combining members of Mouse on Mars with The Fall’s Mark E. Smith looks as strange on paper as it sounds on a stereo. The songs largely succeed, however, with a surprising charm. Smith’s lyrics are still razor sharp while his vocals, caked with effects, remain typically nonchalant. His attitude struggles to cooperate with the music at times, but on “The Rhinohead,” the combination makes for at least one track guaranteed to pack a dance floor.
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