On Searching for a Former Clarity ... Gabel's protestations are all bitter, no sweet.
Frontman Eddie Argos testifies loudly, like a karaoke drunk with a head cold, but his stories always sing, and his frisky band of London pros never fail to fire up the precise boilerplate punk riff to roil the plot.
Fiction is less nervous than its predecessors but emotionally knottier.
For what it's worth, Hypnotize is the project's better half.
Like an art film that ignores narrative, there are moments on Get Behind Me Satan when the motion seems stationary.
In spite of all their stony sonic exploration, they never let Z turn into Zzzz.
Frances explores an explosive groove Comatorium only implied.
Mostly, You Could Have It So Much Better sounds exactly like what you’d expect, with pumping disco beats and lookin’-sharp guitars on track after propulsive track.
Though West showcases a more versatile, eccentric flow than on Dropout, it pales in comparison to his sonic ambition.