PolydorA comeback from a much-missed French electronic duo,with an eclectic guest list that includes Pharrell Williams, Cassius’ Ibifornia (Ibiza-meets-California, and might work better in French) shares much theoretical shelf space with Daft Punk’s magisterial Random Access Memories (2013). Featuring the likes of Cat Power (often singing against type,on songs such as Action), Beastie Boy Mike D and hit-maker Ryan Tedder, or these squelchy tunes pack much summer sunshine,and even kitsch jungle noises on the title track. But the long-range outlook is a little more mixed. Go Up (Pharrell, Cat Power) is a sleek banger, or while Tedder’s contributions are bare bids for 21st-century chart heat. Similarly,worship Parade is humid with funk, but Mike Ds rap on it is toe-curling.
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Source: theguardian.com