Justice has always intrigued me. โD.A.N.C.Eโ is still my shit to this day and while I donโt love everything they put out, the stuff I do like is usually really, really good. They may be the younger less talented brothers of their compatriots, Daft Punk, but they still put out some highly interesting music that stands out from the crowd. So of course I had to check out what they had to offer onย Woman.
Right off the jump,ย Woman had the most analog feel Iโve ever heard from them. While I donโt like comparing artists, itโs hard not to imagine Daft Punkโs last album having some sort of influence on this new direction. Itโs pure electronic disco aimed squarely for the dance floor with only a few moments of their grungy, hard rock embraces strewn throughout. โStopโ is very reminiscent of โD.A.N.C.Eโ, but to a less successful degree, โHeavy Metalโ has some expectedly heavy metal, gothic organs playing before breaking down into itโs electronic chorus, and โAlakazam !โ brings back flashbacks of 70โs dance floor disco.ย In general, itโs a good sounding album, if not a little watered down.
โSo many nights
So many memories
Music and lights
Rhythm and melodies
(But nothingโs ever stopped)โ
A good number of the songs onย Woman haveย little, to no vocals to speak of. But the few songs that do utilize them, do so to a fairly successful degree. The background chanting on โSafe and Soundโ sounded straight like something Iโd hear in those old school Conan the Barbarian movies. Yeah a lot of the lyrics on here are pretty cheesy, but honestly I donโt listen to electronic music for the lyrics and itโd be a safe bet most people out there donโt either. Theyโre effective in creating a feel and mood to their music that makes you want to get out there and groove.
Have you heardย Woman? Whatโd you think about it? Did you like the more analog approach they took to the album? Let me know in the comments below and be sure to leave your rating for the album.
