Title: Elastica Unpredictably Follows A Predictable Path
Product review: On their debut album five long years ago, Elastica magically recaptured the sound of the first wave of British punk bands, most notably Wire circa "Pink Flag" and the Stranglers circa 1977. Now, after emerging from the smack haze in which they almost were permanently lost, Justine Frischmann and band have progressed... to the sound of the New York bands circa 1980. They've added a depth and complexity worthy of Eight Eyed Spy and the Bush Tetras, leavened by the occasional pop reference to Blondie. Interestingly, the album is punctuated by ambient sidetracks into Eno's little green world -- and it works! Thank Heaven they're back. Not as exciting as "Elastica," but with definite signs that this will be the rare punk band that, like the Clash, can be counted on to pull off their third album.
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