I needed it. And I got it. And here is what I think:

1. When did he start sounding like U2? Particularly in “It’s Still Happening” featuring Hamilton Leithauser. I don’t know who this Hamilton person is, but look out Bono.
2. Many more vocals than The Attraction to All Things Uncertain (his first solo album, which is awesome and I will probably review that next…)
3. “Truth Is”, featuring Robert PlantSmith, fairly Nine Inch Nails in sound. Pretty good. (thank you RPF for the correction!)
4. I can hear a Tool inspired sound in the first few songs on the CD.

All in all, I really liked his first CD, The Attraction to All Things Uncertain. His sound on that album was genuinely original in my book. I bought it because of my obsession to NIN and because B (or the S&B) played it one night and I loved it. I half expected to hear some NIN, Marilyn Manson, Nothing Record sounding music, but there was no of it. Just this funky electronic goodness.

On the second album you can hear the featured artists’ contributions and I could also hear other musical influences (i.e. Tool, U2, etc.). This album is good, and it could be just me and weird attraction to the first album I hear from any given artist, but I love the electronic sounds and smooth vocals of TATATU.

I also purchased the soundtrack to American Magee’s Alice, which ia a first person shooter game that Chris Vrenna (a.k.a. tweaker) made. I have not had a chance to listen to all of it, but so far it is deliciously creepy and dark.

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