Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream

You know that excitement you get when you see a new album by a band that that always managed to please your ears?  You know that disappointment when you find out that (as is custom) that new album just doesn’t cut it?  Well, I certainly felt the former with Stereo MCs newest Double Bubble, and unfortunately I can’t say that I disagree with the latter sentiment either.  The baggy-clothed, desheviled-white-rapper look is losing its novelty.  The rhymes and the delivery are still there, and as catchy and intriguing as ever.  But it is undeniable that the melodies are loose and incoherent, and that they are audibly lacking enough noise.  Nearly each track starts out with an interesting hook, but nothing is ever built upon (I’m ending this sentence with a preposition, so so sue me).  But there is just enough here to entice you, the remind you of the days of yore.  “Show Your Light” sounds like Nina Simone’s “Sinnerman” meeting the genius of a rapper.  And the MCs show a little move in a different direction with the excellently soulful “You Got It All”.  So check out Double Bubble, you may find that I am wrong.

Listen to “Show Your Light”

Listen to “You Got It All“