We Are the Night - THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS

Monday, July 16, 2007


The Chemical Brothers certainly have their formula, but nearly 15 years on, their mix of rock-show beats and accessible synthetics remains a pleasing one. The Brothers have never strayed far from the rock'n'roll foundation that supports their best beats, but when this sixth CD opens with a cataclysm of "Transformers" noises, it signals a record that's a little more unapologetically electronic than their previous ones. The title track and hit first single "Do It Again" are born of the same hypnotic, churning code that the Brothers have been writing for years, but they also leave themselves space to plant little seeds of folky melody into their songs' mechanical exoskeletons on the oddly moving "Das Spiegel" and the epic "Burst Generator." They also score bonus points for employing rapper Fatlip to lay down vocals on the ridiculous and fully engaging "Salmon Dance." —Jeff Vrabel

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