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Love and Rockets - Sweet F.A.
Love and Rockets have always had a penchant for the sins of the flesh. And while their lyrics sometimes border on the cartoonish with their over-the-top fantasies, the songs themselves are irresistibly catchy. The English trio's sixth album, Sweet F.A., is a return to the Love and Rockets sound found on the late-'80s efforts Express and Earth Sun Moon, with many of Sweet F.A.'s songs combining eerie, hazy drug moments with squalls of sexy guitar and thumping dance beats.
On "Sweet Lover Hangover," guitarist Daniel Ash wraps a slippery riff around his sultry cooings, while "Use Me" grinds away over Ash's gleeful cave-in to a partner in a lurid domination fantasy. Just a horny young boy's wet dreams? Sure, but instead of simply being locker-room material, Sweet F.A. is a slinky ride through trashy living, making for a refreshing escape from lily-white conservatism.
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Love and Rockets - Earth, Sun, Moon
Love and Rockets' Earth, Sun, Moon reins in the rampant excesses of Express while remaining psychedelic; the near white-out of the cover gives a clue to the music, as many of the songs emerge from a soup of white-noise guitar distortion. Much of the record addresses, in its nebulous fashion, hope and disappointment; the title track and "Youth" are two of their most simple, yet most affecting songs. Not a "normal" pop record by any means, it's more straight-ahead than their previous work and includes the upbeat single "No New Tale to Tell," a college radio hit that set the stage for the band's popular breakthrough a year later.
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