The Power Out

Electrelane - The Power Out

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Artist: Electrelane
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2011-09-26
Music Label: Too Pure
Soundtracks:

Gone Under Sea
On Parade
The Valleys
Birds
Take The Bit Between Your Teeth
Oh Sombra!
Enter Laughing
This Deed
Love Builds Up
Only One Thing Is Needed
You Make Me Weak At The Knees

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Rating: 4 Stars

Eletrelane are four girls from Brighton, England. These four girls may also be the, `the next big thing' in music. Their debut album, `Rock It to the Moon' created a buzz in the indie rock world. However, their new album, `The Power Out' may turn that buzz into a boom.
The first track, `Gone Under Sea' is a mellow, glistening song that is sung entirely in French. This song is quiet, but speaks volumes with lead singer Verity Susman's vocals; one minute they are sweet and soothing the next they are angry and rebellious. The rhythm of, `Gone Under Sea' and Verity's excellent vocals create a resonating melody.
`Oh Sombra!'(Oh Shadow!) is another foreign track. This time the language of choice is Spanish. `Oh Sombra!' is a very lively and has somewhat of a punk swagger. The guitars chug along while Verity rants like Courtney Love in Hole's punk heyday.
On `Take the Bit between your Teeth' Electrelane shows us that they can rock out as well as Black Sabbath can. Once again Verity's electrifying voice is focal point. She ranges from Patti Smith to Iggy Pop. This song even has a roaring guitar solo followed up by orgasmic yelps that really sex-up this metal/pop song.
Electrelane switches things up a bit with; `Birds' this somber song is all about getting over the lost of someone. `Birds' starts of somewhat depressive, (I want to see you, more than anything) but ends with a fierce bang, (it's not that I can't go on without you/busy, busy all the time) once again the band is taking advantage of the quiet/loud dynamic. At the end they tie it all together when Verity sweetly sings, (but I can't stop thinking about you.) This quiet two-minute song is one the shining moments of the album.
So far so good, right? Well, not exactly. Electrelane loose their way on, `The Valleys' and decide to take a more pious route. This song is a Siegfried Sasson poem that has been arranged for a Chicago choir. While it is, no doubt, an impressive song, this track breaks up the melody of the album. Electrelane was a little too artistic in this song. `The Power Out' was very a very cohesive album until this point.
`Love Builds Up', `Only One Thing is Needed' and ` You Make Me Weak at the Knees' are a return to, `Rock It to the Moon's' all instrumental sound. In several of these tracks Verity no longer uses her voice as an instrument. She turns to her keyboards, giving these songs a new wave strut. These songs work well together, as well as with the album. They create a stellar end to, `The Power Out'.
The band has grown tremendously since their debut album, but they have a little more growing to do. `The Power Out' is a polished gem of tangible feeling, but it is sometimes devoid in communication. While `The Power Out' may be louder than a buzz it's not quite a boom.

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