Temporary Pleasure by Simian Mobile Disco (2009)
I'm not really a fan of this project. was hoping for more work like "Hustler" with heavy bass and catchy lyrics. Instead got "Audacity of Huge" with terrible male vocals and pop/house sensibility. ick.
Overall, I felt like the album was uneven at best, generic at worst. "Turn Up The Dial" ft. Young Fathers sounds like a bad rip-off of something Andre 3000 might release. And "Bad Blood" ft. Alexis Taylor sounds like a throw-away track from one of Hot Chip's albums. But it's still one of the stronger cuts on the album, if that says anything. The final track "Pinball" ft. Telepathe is decent. At least the project ends on a highpoint but definitely not a strong enough track to redeem this tepid album.
Favorite: "Cruel Intentions" ft. Beth Ditto from The Gossip (only because I love Beth & The Gossip - the song's not that great)
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