This is a solid return to form for their first record in 8 years. I feel reminiscent of the days of Cross, but this album is more of a general look back on their entire discography (with a heavy emphasis on Audio, Video, Disco. I was slightly underwhelmed by the features and feel that Saturnine and The End left me unsatisfied. However, I’m definitely happy about the return to harder and deeper techno-esque angle.
The comeback album after 9 years finds the duo searching for 'pop' songs. With some help of Tame Impala, Thundercat and Rimon these songs have got vocals and are a nice listen. More type of dancefloor or festival-tracks are missing. Only 'Generator' or 'Dear Alan' should work there. All by all a decent album wich is nice to listen to and definitly marks the comeback of the french boys.
Happy Justice Day. Justice has a special place in my heart - they're the first electronic artist that captured my attention as a preteen musical fledgling. † fully dug deep sawtooth grooves into my young brain in which it continues to live rent free to this day. So you can say that I was really stoked for this record. And it really doesn't disappoint.
The record calls back to the brutalist gothic mania of their first album, refines the prog synth wave of 'Audio, Video, Disco' and the arena disco of 'Woman', weaving through these feelings so seamlessly and with a cohesiveness and freshness that I haven't felt since †. Big ol' smile on my face after this one.
Solid album, a good summation of Justice's career. Sure soundwise this might not punch as hard as their first releases but I feel like the whole culture has moved on from that era and nothing sounds as abrasive anymore, which I ultimately subjectively prefer (but that's like my opinion man)
I generally think it's very hard to have a long career on the bleeding edge of cool when the thing that's 'in' changes every other year, Justice have survived with a bit of cunning conceding something to pop music, but they definitely have a knack for writing catchy and weird tunes, and their choice of collaborators with indie cred like Tame Impala, Thundercat and Connan Mockasin ensures they still get… More