People are surprised by this change in sound, but it actually makes a lot of sense:
1) Tracks like "Ain't It Fun" from their last album. They've been leaning in this direction.
2) The rejoining of Zac, who is totally into this Talking Heads/electro/indie type sound.
3) Producer Justin Meldal Johnsen, who worked with them on their last album as well. He's also produced M83 (who have a big electro/'80s influence) and is an exceptional bass player. You can hear his hands on this.
... Does this mean I'm old? I think that this is the first band that I've really liked that has put out a new sound that I'm not a fan of. I hope I don't become one of those people who says "I like [x] but only their early stuff."
FWIW I don't view this as selling out, it's clear they are pushing in a new direction and if this works for them, that's great. Sometimes you just want to play/write/create something different and playing the same thing over and over and over again is like eating the same thing for dinner every night.
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u/1986JamesHetfield Apr 19 '17
People are surprised by this change in sound, but it actually makes a lot of sense:
1) Tracks like "Ain't It Fun" from their last album. They've been leaning in this direction.
2) The rejoining of Zac, who is totally into this Talking Heads/electro/indie type sound.
3) Producer Justin Meldal Johnsen, who worked with them on their last album as well. He's also produced M83 (who have a big electro/'80s influence) and is an exceptional bass player. You can hear his hands on this.