![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The big riskthat Out Hud take with their sound on Let Us Never Speak Of It Againis obviously the introduction of vocals from Phyllis and Molly. The debut album was so perfect that anything Out Hud didfor an encore was almost bound to disappoint on some level, though theycertainly have every right to grow and change as a band. Their music was buoyant, playful,and experimental appealing on a cerebral as well as a visceral level:complex, cluttered, effects-heavy arrangements with a solid backbone ofrubbery basslines, resounding drums and uncannily clever rhythmprogramming. Their peculiar,eclectic recombinations of rock, dub and dance music idioms that seemedat once retrograde and startlingly new was truly something to behold,and Street Dad was one of the most cleverly arranged, performedand mixed albums in recent memory. Though they are inevitably described as the weird, Funkadelic-stylelittle sister band to !!!'s Parliament, ever since the release of2002's Street Dad,Out Hud have always seemed like their own entity. ![]()
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