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Album Review

Black Cab
Jesus East Stickman Records

Article written by Ged M - May 7, 2007

The first album from Australian duo Andrew Coates and James Lee was a concept album broadly based around Altamont and the end of the hippie dream. The follow up is more straightforward, a combination of hyper-rhythmic Krautrock and spacey, shoegazing sounds. They mix that with a strong Eastern influence on songs like �13 Days�, which sounds like a Calcutta Cocteau Twins. Vocals mostly give way to a raw guitar and synth-washed instrumental sound, apart from the reflective spoken word �Valiant� and mantra-like �The Path�, but the best track is the anthemic Swervedriver-meets-Spiritualised clash of �Simple Plan�. A lot of the album�s personality is borrowed from older sources but Black Cab add a pretty appealing darkness to these songs.

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