Allegory and Self

Beginning with "Godstar," 's tribute to complete with guitar licks, balances surprisingly straight-ahead alternative pop with more experimental tracks using tape cut-ups or extended synthesizer free-forms. makes for quite an ambitious frontman, crooning like ' on "We Kiss" and producing a series of guttural roars for "Southern Comfort." "She Was Surprised" even bears the first fruits of 's fixation with sampladelic acid house. It may not be characteristic (if such an animal exists), but may well be the best introduction for beginners. ~ John Bush