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"Confused World" is literally just "We live in a society" with actual middle school lyrics. (Edit: holy shit, this was a COVER?!)

The rest of the songwriting isn't much better. If you're like me and you grew up hearing "Decadence" and "Stricken" in video games (NFS:MW and Guitar Hero), you may also have wondered if this album birthed some other cool songs. No, not really, it's pretty much just those two. I guess the next best one would be ... read more

RUFUS is back in the pocket, sounding exactly like ..well, themselves. You could cut a song or two and ask for some less cliche lyrics at times, but the vibe is always right. With a little more texture and abstraction, they have the potential to make the greatest pop electronic album of the decade. On "Inhale/Exhale", it feels like a return to their original form. Stellar production and a number of hit singles. Will definitely be listening to this the rest of the summer.

Intro to Trip Hop 101 for Pandora accounts the world over.

Really nice textures throughout this well-produced album. It's soft and a bit maudlin, in a nice way. Mostly doesn't come together as a complete project; however, the song "Run to Stay" is an excellent standout that I'll be coming back to.