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THE REVIEW
The contamination of Post-Rock and New-Wave towards indie, started by Cafarella, Cohen, and Moyer when they were still calling themselves El Guapo, reaches its outcome in this album signed with a new name and a new drummer.
The first song, "Born Into The World", is the best: a hypnotic guitar with a Latin American flavor is supported by a club base and an adrenaline-pumping bass. The influences of Afro and Latin music are very clear in "Everybody Sings", where the group makes a skillful and massive use of the djembes. However, with the third track, "Defcon", begins a succession of rhythms and melodies that clearly nod to the late-century New Wave, and which had already been prominent in the last two albums by El Guapo ("Super/System" and "Fake French"), nothing new then. An exception, however, is the dreamy "Six Cities", with romantic choirs and an ever-rich bass that evolve on a nice "claps" base. A pleasant surprise is then "Devour Delight", placed at the close of the album, a courageous exploration into the musical tradition headed by the carmina burana...
"Always, Never, Again" is at times exhilarating and mostly repetitive, which in any case I don't think will disappoint fans of electronic indie (and of "El Guapo").
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Summary by Bot
Supersystem's album 'Always, Never, Again' combines post-rock and new wave influences with Latin and Afro rhythms. The album features hypnotic guitars and skillful percussion but at times feels repetitive. Key highlights include 'Born Into The World' and 'Devour Delight'. Fans of El Guapo and electronic indie will find it appealing despite its mixed pacing.
