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Title: Nice try
Review: I guess they had to make an attempt at a polished, noise-free album, but it just doesn't work for me, try as I might. Although track 4, "Other Moments" ranks among their best (pulsing and hypnotic with a faraway guitar plea), most others struggle for any kind of personality in a sea of synth blandness. They still have the mastery of making great percussive noises with keyboard rhythms and pulses (as in many of Colin Newman's solo works) but they should have known better than to put WIRE on the cover. Disappointing from any angle, even with titles like "Children of Groceries."
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