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A JOYFUL NOISE
Gossip
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magnetic as she goes from seductive to sonic.
"World" gives major gravity to the album early
on with pulsating, delicious layers setting AJN
in motion.
But the next three songs take you on a roller-
coaster. From the uptempo "World," the beat
pulls back with "Get a Job" only to swell again
on "Move in the Right Direction." This isn't so
much disruptive as schizo. The songs stand
alone on their merits, but as an album, it's hard
to capture the exact flavor Gossip wants to
evoke.
Nevertheless, "Job" reigns as the album's
brusque anthem. With robotic flair, Ditto chants
I love to stay and party but Igotta gp to work and
then sings some of the best (and most honest)
lines ever. The groovier vibe recalls Yaz as do
blunt lyrics like It was adorable wlienyou were in
your 20s /Not so cute anymore now that yourpush-
ing-30. You better get a job or Who's gonna hireyou
with your lack of experience / Who'sgomia ivire you
the last of your inheritance. Ahh, the pure snippy
attitude we're used to
hearing from Gossip.
The band channels In-
formation Society on
speed in "Direction," a
track that is seriously
going on the workout
playlist, and echoes
Inner City in "Get Lost."
This is by far Gossip's
most accessible album,
and despite Ditto's,
claims to find inspiration
in ABBA for AJN, the.
sOngs play like the modern version of New
Wave. While they hint at decades past, there is a
futuristic vibe most heard in "Into the Wild" that
could easily fit over the soundtracks to Metropo-
lis or 1984.
Gossip returns to form in the final tracks. A
strange move, but their harder edge is far more
evident because I'm reminded that it hasn't been
here all along. Where before Ditto seemed en-
gaged in her singing, she pushes it on the lis-
tener here and it resonates deep with lyrics like
I'm not in love with you /I'm just involveimth you
in "Involved."
The missing aggression that identifies with
Gossip plays a weird trick. I almost turned my
back on previous tracks I enjoyed, but it also
made me listen closer to all of Joyful Noise. The
keyboards and electronic elements goby the
wayside for the band to rock out as they do in
the sassed up "Horns " and the gorgeous "I
Won't Play."
Closing track "Love in a Foreign Place" feels
most like the band's intentions combining its
electronic flair with hardcore delivery. While the
trio succeeded in concocting intricate new
sounds early in the album, it feels like Ditto
woke up to reinforce her personality toward lat-
ter tracks and that shows most on "Foreign."
A Joyful Noise works despite its odd incohe-
siveness. After a few listens, Gossip pulls to-
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work together, but they do. It's still bipolar, but
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