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Rating: A truly promising debut by the Autolux, a young trio from Los Angeles who, about a year after their debut on the American market, present the interesting "Future Perfect" to the European audience. Despite the limited experience of the three members, who have only a few appearances in bands from the Los Angeles scene, their music seems to have attracted the attention of Trent Reznor (who is lately proving to have great talent scout abilities besides being a musician) who took them as a support group for some dates of his latest tour for the new Nine Inch Nails album.
In fact, "Future Perfect" is a very inspired work that highlights excellent compositional skills and makes us understand that the three truly have great musical talent. However, the most noticeable aspect is the numerous influences of fundamental bands in the history of '80s and '90s Rock. The first and most obvious of these is the unforgettable and unforgotten Sonic Youth, who seem to hover throughout the album (especially in the sound of the guitars) and represent the main reference, although, in reality, there are many bands that come to mind when listening to this album from Yo La Tengo to My Bloody Valentine.
Regarding the listening experience: the opening is entrusted to fairly controlled tracks with almost rarefied atmospheres that nevertheless recall the typical Rock sounds especially in the slightly distorted guitar sound that permeates the whole work. Especially noteworthy are the dark yet splendid "Subzero Fun" and "Sugarless," one of the most catchy tracks. In the second part, there are more energetic and immediate episodes like "Robots In The Garden," a short but intense song that stands out as the best track on the album, accompanied by splendid ballads, among which "Asleep At The Trigger" stands out, an atmospheric piece where the almost whispered voice seems to have emerged from one of the best post-rock albums.
In the end, the album is quite homogeneous and is pervaded by engaging atmospheres that seem to hover between dream and reality. The only flaw that can be found in this work is perhaps the lack of personality of the three, who, despite crafting a distinctive album, do not add anything that has not already been said or done by others, merely drawing from numerous (and excellent) reference points. But, considering the current times, one must know how to be satisfied and indeed praise the excellent result, hoping it bodes well for a long and more impactful future.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Turnstile Blues (05:40)
My thoughts take me downtown
change up at the turnstile
go blind in the traffic
i go about it the wrong way
so what
see both pennies landed
they jumped where the sky scrapes
one's heads
one's blind
I'mm yours
and you're over
now change
get caught on the weak end
you're gone and now we fade
your mind makes me nervous
your thoughts make me feel bad
it's all right
it's all right
shake shake shake shake
shake shake
the clouds out
shake shake
the stars down
shake shake
it downtown
I brace myself
to fall in place
over you
over you
shake shake shake shake
shake shake
the clouds out
shake shake
the stars down
shake shake
it downtown
now you can see yourself
so what
it's alright
so what
it's alright
02 Angry Candy (04:45)
My ticket
exploded
when you came
from nowhere
and left me
in static
now i just hang around
i got seizures
uploaded
in life size
and they're gonna blow
like see through
like stupid
just like at home
so
you missed the getaway
and
you crashed the stolen plane
now everyone can say
your keys are
already
in heaven
on radar
they're restless
they're waiting
for you to go
let me go round
your making me out
so
you missed the getaway
and
you crashed the stolen plane
now everyone can say
a hideout in the brush
to heal a broken mind
i heard the crooked words falling
down
03 Subzero Fun (03:56)
Your my preferred rout
Down
Caucus in my lap
Frown
Forget what you lack
They still want you back
If you recognize me
Please just pass on by
Now its every day
There all in your way
Except for this one
You've got a ?rubber? soul
You've got ?their other? side
Before its gets to bitter cold
Just get yourself together
For some subzero fun
Your my best eraser
Days cant go must faster
You wont cross yourself
When your someone else
So watch your head now
Watch your head
You've got a ?rubber? soul
You've got ?their other? side
Before its gets to bitter cold
Just get yourself together
For some subzero
Got a ?rubber? soul
You've got ?the other? side
"??????????????"
Ice caps melt for you babe
In this subzero fun
04 Sugarless (05:22)
Shelling out what you need
There's no time for self-esteem
Take your carbon pill tonight
Have a seat for the fight
Way too late to come off smart
Leave your mask inside its box
Smile cold anatomy
Teeth like stars you start to freeze
You can't wake up
Never wake up
Can't wake up
Seems to me like there's really no reason
Impossible day
I don't complain
I'm over it i guess
Scattered and grey so
I hold it back
and keep it sugarless
You just caved in yeah
It came from nowhere
You just caved in
It came from nowhere
05 Blanket (04:49)
If everything had come true
there'd be nothing left to do
wander the halls, meet outside ourselves
bring up the nightwatch
to wake up the king's nurse
she could chase us through the kitchen
asleep...
our lord is so neurotic
he's a heart-broken jock
our lord is so neurotic
he's a heart though
now lately I've been worrying
that it might just be okay
now lately I've been worrying
that it might just be okay
you know lately I've been worrying
you know lately I've been worrying
you know lately I've been worrying
you know lately...
I black out, just to keep it real
I black out, ain't no big deal
I black out, dive into the sun
I black out, straight-jacket fun
dumb just like a genius
dumb just like Jesus
dumb just like I need
your dumb, now you can kick it
I black out, just to keep it real
I black out, ain't no big deal
I black out, I black out, I black out
it ain't no big deal
07 Robots in the Garden (02:05)
So if you are stuck here
sleep
Rear's on fire
build a violent wire
Rust appears in your insides
Crawl on
leave me here to dream
Rear's on fire
build a violent wire
Rust appears in you insides
Everyone is in your place
-can't make out-
08 Here Comes Everybody (05:17)
They still look at you like a lost battalion
calling on all downs that you once made home
my apologies to your lost battalion
they still look at you like your loss is so great
sha la la
let's go let's go
soft soft silver bang like a banks hydraulics
the air it hangs its head and your cat has passed out
you polished off your thoughts in the banks hydraulics
soft soft silver bang when the vaults are all shut
sha la la
let's go let's go
down so let down and down again
the doubt it takes you down another step
down you feel so down that all you think
sha la la
here comes everybody from the outside
they all want the same things that you hate
turn your face back on and crack a smile
here comes everybody you never cared for
sha la la
let's go let's go
down so let down and down again
the doubt it takes you down another step
your only alibi comes just like
sha la la sha la la
let's go let's go
they won't be happy for you
10 Plantlife (04:12)
All for one growing, in you, growing
you can be afraid of it, but callously go on
bend to me, darling, you'll see, darling
it's a violet way we have, even when we smile
we're so dumb someways, so dumb, always
tied up and pulled apart, like a kidnapped root
kill your best ideas, your crossed beliefs
catch a glimpse of natalie in catalina fog
shut your mouth, ooh
shut your mouth, ah
shut your mouth, ooh
shut your mouth...
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