Defcon 5...4...3...2...1
Communicating Vessels
2013
Rating: 7 charged ions out of 10
I was as surprised as the next guy that Man or Astro-man? had released a new record, but then again nearly every band I loved in the nineties that broke up has since gotten back together and at least toured if not recorded new material. For those that have never listened to the band, they're a (mostly) instrumental surf rock band with a silly back story about being from space and they always but on a damn good show. If you're already a fan, this record picks up pretty much where their last couple of full lengths dropped off, more of the same surf rock but the with occasional vocals added to a few of the songs. Believe it or not, there was a period on the mid-nineties where this sort of space-age surf rock and lounge music were top tits...it was a fun time. Honestly there is really only so much you can do with this sound, but somehow I've never stopped enjoying Man or Astro-man?. So keep it up fellas.
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