As is traditional, we’re capping off our Year End Coverage with a discussion of our Top 25 list, as well as getting into some statistical analysis of the last 12 years of this exercise and of course our honourable mentions. This episode was produced under slightly adverse circumstances as our production box bit the dust minutes before recording, so it may sound a little rougher than normal (although that may just be the general exhaustion of the Senior Staff you’re hearing), but we just couldn’t finish things off without this Round Up episode of We Have a Technical! As always, you can rate and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play Music, or download directly or listen through the widget down below.
ADULT. – Becoming Undone. Adam and Nicola’s entire body of work as ADULT. (including Plasma Co) exhibits varying shades, tints, and levels of coldness, darkness, difficulty, and (capital D) Doom; Becoming Undone ramps it up to levels only matched by Gimmie Trouble, Why Bother?, and the Decampment trilogy*.
Becoming Undone doesn’t slink through the multiple facets of ADULT., it drags the listener through it by the ankle. Having been a fanatic of theirs since 2002, I’ve grown accustomed to the (very welcome) difficult experience of an ADULT. record. Becoming Undone required reflection, digestion, and deep breathing.
Required listening for the modern times. Proceed with caution. Sorry the exit closed behind you.
Excellent work as always gentlemen! As I bought 21 of the top 25 list and many of your honourable mentions, I’m in agreement with much of your list, including having SRSQ as #1. That said, I would’ve liked to see some love for My Love Kills’ stellar album “To a New World of Gods and Monsters”. Also, if anyone reading this has a hankering for straight up synthpop in the vein of older Kite and Empathy Test, I encourage you to check out UnRoyal’s “This is Louder”… you won’t be sorry. Thanks for the continuously brilliant coverage.
Thanks, Mike! Yes, My Love Kills was definitely hovering around on my honourable mentions shortlist. Will check out the UnRoyal!
Thank you for the discussion! From myself I would mention one more honourable mention: The Birthday Massacre – Fascination