Rating:
Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 09/17/2002
The Disco Biscuits' fourth studio album,
Señor Boombox, is an eclectic mix of
jam band songwriting approaches, all realized with a sparkling (sometimes antiseptic) studio precision. The album is not without its charm. Guitarist
Jon Gutwillig's two contributions,
"Jigsaw Earth" and
"Hope," are both soaringly beautiful.
Sam Altman's
"Sound One" is a cartoonishly complex miniature epic. The album is framed by a pair of excursions into the organic style of
electronic music the band focused on across 2001's
They Missed the Perfume,
"Float Like a Butterfly" and an aimlessly
ambient unlabeled bonus track. More confusing are the sound effects tracks that serve as preludes to a number of songs. At first, they would seem to act as segues between tracks, but they begin too abruptly to serve as transitions. The album is a joy through headphones, though sometimes the band's embellishments seem a little bit too much, such as the hideous
gospel peak of
"The Tunnel" and the over-the-top guitar wanking that caps
"Floes." The band's forced attitude on the faux-
Beastie Boys "Floodlights" (and to a lesser extent,
"Triumph") is charming, but can wear quickly.
~Jesse Jarnow, All Music Guide
Listen
