xandmatt

It's been Y-E-A-R-S since I listened to Ladytron. I know if I'd never reset my last.fm account like the naive fool I was I'd have had a lot of scrobbles from back then. Yet I can't remember any song apart from Evil and Seventeen.

But Time's Arrow hit a nostalgic nerve from my early twenties. The vocal style over the electronic instrumentation feels like they never left the mid-00s. And I think that's okay, because it's made me want to revisit Ladytron's while discography. Which I guess is a ... read more

There's a lot to like across every song on the album - improving on an already great debut.

Perhaps a *tad* overlong at two discs covering over two hours of music, it's broken up by a lot of stand out guest appearances so Krayzie doesn't lose too much steam.

Stylistically and technically, Krayzie Bone's flow is unmatched. He sounds amazing and the self harmonising amplifies what he wants to do. What let's him down a little is that he often has a narrow subject matter and talks about the same things and it doesn't jump out. Which means that the album's more memorable moments come ... read more

The tweeness works for this album alongside the indie-folk-pop hybrid that echoes throughout. Watson and Taylor complement each other very, very well. The harmonising and interplay between the two keep things interesting.

There's several great songs on this. "Giving Up On Love" is incredibly catchy and bombastic in a nice contrast to its subject matter. The introspection of the lyrics again working well amongst a comically dark subject matter (i.e. "Because We're Dead"). ... read more