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adult, "resucscitation"
Now is the time we go digging around some of the albums we neglected to talk about over the last twelve months. Adullt'sdebut full-lengher has placed this duo at the top of my list for mostthe overrated group of the year (sharing of course with White Stripesand The Strokes). I actually liked Le Car so I really, really wanted tolike Adult, but I'm left with a sour, sour taste in my mouth. If Ididn't like the 1980s analogue synth style of music they're attempting,I probably wouldn't still own my Gary Numan, OMD, Soft Cell or FadGadget records. If I was tired of the retro-analogue sound, I probablywould have no appreciation for Joy Electric, I Am Spoonbender, G.D.Luxxe, Ladytron, Fischerspooner, Gold Chains or a zillion others whorecently won analogue drum machines and synths on eBay auctions anddecided to form a band. Strip away the kitch and the irony from Adultand you're left with nothing but 14 very boring songs. The lyrics arefucking horrible, many repeated way beyond tolerable levels, whileuntrained monkeys very possibly could have programmed more interestingdrum machine patterns. At least other horrible groups like Freezepophave a certain charm about them which make them mildly tolerable. Naiveindie kids, however, claim Adult are "fun" but I actually find Chickson Speed and Peaches (ironically enough, based in Germany) hundreds oftimes more "fun" than a couple dull Americans acting out Germanprejudices popularized by Mike Meyers' "Sprockets" skits on SaturdayNight Live. Maybe it's a jaded view because the same people who hearof, buy and enjoy Adult are more than likely the same people whoprobably think Radiohead are "innovative," or Richard D. James is"original." There's much more entertaining, better crafted music we'vementioned all year long and you don't need to waste your money on thisshit.
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