Innerpartysystem - Innerpartysystem

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Daft Punk
Nine Inch Nails
The Faint
Justin Timberlake

Release Date

09/30/2008

Label

Island

Tracklist

01. Die Tonight, Live Forever
02. Last Night in Brooklyn
03. Don’t Stop
04. Structure
05. Everyone is the Same
06. Obsession
07. This Empty Love
08. New Poetry
09. This Town, Your Grave
10. Heart of Fire
11. What We Will Never Know

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In recent years, it has become rather popular to splice opposing genres together, in an attempt to create something ‘fresh’ and ‘bold’. As a result, most bands usually end up combining the worst aspects of one genre with another genres weaker points, and we the listener are left with “jazz grind” and “baroque g-funk” bouncing around our mental music tagging systems. There are some bands who actually get it right though and when you have an album that is equally as likely to inspire sweat-dripping-from-the-ceiling moshpits as drug fuelled, strobe lighting punctuated field raves, you can probably be rest assured you’re onto a winner.

The long, long awaited debut album from Innerpartysystem covers so much sonic ground and crams in such rich and dark atmospherics into its 12 tracks, one is left somewhat exhausted after listening. This exhaustion is probably down to the frankly devilish air of sexual energy that pulses from every track.

As soon as opener “Die Tonight, Live Forever”s fuzzy keys kick in, parting the velvet curtain for the aural burlesque show offered across this eponymous debut, as “Don’t Stop” daintily slips off a bra strap and informs you with passion that “this. is. entertainment!” and “Obsession” takes you by the hand and leads you into the shadows; you may have to mop your brow. This is raw, passionate, dirty music and was completely worth the wait.

There are a few stumbles along the way, a few of the tracks somewhat bubble away to no real conclusion, but the plentiful standout tracks more than make up for this. It isn’t an overstatement to say that “Don’t Stop” is probably this year’s best single, simply for its euphoria inducing energy and crackling passion. Another aspect that cannot be ignored is this bands visual accompaniments of their songs, both videos released thus far and various TV spots setting up the vicious, Lynchian atmosphere that perfectly reflects the mood and tone of the album.

Any fans of hard rock, electronica, new wave or anywhere in between will find something to love about this release. So leave your inhibitions at the door and come on in. Just remember to tip well.

--Alex Davies

Last updated: 09/29/2009 09:00PM

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Chris Conlan
09/01/2008
04:39PM
Age: 27
Location
Dubuque
Album of the year. Hands down.

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monkeybars
09/01/2008
05:00PM
Age: 25
Location
Markham, ON
Great review.

P.S. This is what the alphabet would look like if you removed Q and R.

logan37
09/01/2008
05:24PM
Age: 21
Location
Toronto
I really want to hear this.
tim
09/01/2008
06:28PM
Age: 28
Location
Green Brook, NJ
hahahahaha. what?
HEARTandSYNAPSE
09/01/2008
07:02PM
Location
Manchester, England
i think judging my this review, ive been watching too much porn.

Matt.McGraw
09/01/2008
11:47PM
this band is insane live.
pantsmeetshit
09/02/2008
12:08AM
Age: 26
Location
Los Angeles
haha this stuff is horrible
siege_engine
09/02/2008
08:00AM
Age: 23
Location
JMU
Yet another vapid, hollow, release to please the legions of shallow hipsters. This is soulless trendpop.
HEARTandSYNAPSE
09/02/2008
08:54AM
Location
Manchester, England
fair enough if you don't enjoy it but this is anything but soulless. listen to Don't Stop.

Aaron Yarborough
09/02/2008
10:30AM
Age: 30
Location
Atascadero, CA
i like it, i can see how it can get a bit stale but it definately has some solid songs. "Last Night In Brooklyn" "This Empty Love" "New Poetry" are probably my favorite.

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Carzy
09/02/2008
10:41AM
Location
UK
This kind of music hasn't moved on since PATD's first album....so generic.
HEARTandSYNAPSE
09/02/2008
10:59AM
Location
Manchester, England
this is so very, very far removed from Panic's original sound.

Carzy
09/02/2008
11:29AM
Location
UK
No it's not.
HEARTandSYNAPSE
09/02/2008
11:31AM
Location
Manchester, England
this is like, industrial techno mixed with distorted guitars.

a fever... was bubblegum pop punk with synths and drum n bass loops.

Denizen
09/02/2008
11:54AM
Location
Bedford, OH
I skipped a chance to see these guys like 2 weeks ago.
I get depressed just thinking about the awesome time I didn't have.

rasta

Chris Conlan
09/02/2008
12:46PM
Age: 27
Location
Dubuque
Haha, this is NOWHERE near the sound of Panic! At The Disco.

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monkeybars
09/02/2008
02:51PM
Age: 25
Location
Markham, ON
siege_engine
Yet another vapid, hollow, release to please the legions of shallow hipsters. This is soulless trendpop.

Even if it was... Who cares? It's done so well, that it's hard not to enjoy.

P.S. This is what the alphabet would look like if you removed Q and R.

Chris Conlan
09/02/2008
03:06PM
Age: 27
Location
Dubuque
siege_engine
Yet another vapid, hollow, release to please the legions of shallow hipsters. This is soulless trendpop.


I will agree there will probably be a following of hipsters, but this album is something that has made me interested in music again. I can't really say that with anything hardcore or metal lately.

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logan37
09/02/2008
05:10PM
Age: 21
Location
Toronto
I want to hear this.
HEARTandSYNAPSE
09/02/2008
05:33PM
Location
Manchester, England
logan37
I want to hear this.



my work here is done!

logan37
09/02/2008
05:53PM
Age: 21
Location
Toronto
HEARTandSYNAPSE
my work here is done!


haha. *puts on metallica*
Chris Conlan
09/02/2008
07:12PM
Age: 27
Location
Dubuque
I'm still playing this fucker nonstop. I got at least 10 full listens in now.

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Spartan E7
09/02/2008
08:26PM
Age: 25
Location
Infinitely Inwards
one of my favorite albums of the year. Not sure about top ten though. I really am amazed at this band.

Ever Forthright - Ever Forthright
Fallujah - The Harvest Wombs
The New Law - The Fifty Year Storm
The Mars Volta - Noqtourniqet
Aborted - Global Flatline
Spawn of Possession - Incurso
Crippled Black Phoenix - (Mankind)The Crafty Ape

siege_engine
09/02/2008
08:49PM
Age: 23
Location
JMU
Chris Conlan
I will agree there will probably be a following of hipsters, but this album is something that has made me interested in music again. I can't really say that with anything hardcore or metal lately.


Opeth, Keep of Kalessin, and Grand Magus have all been landmarks for me this year. New Cynic is going to be up there as well.

Different strokes.
tim
09/02/2008
08:51PM
Age: 28
Location
Green Brook, NJ
this band almost rivals 3!oh3 or whatever their name is for gayness. awful.