!!! - Myth Takes

Label: Warp
Catologue Number: WARPCD154
Format: CD
Date: 2007
Style: Post Punk / Punk Funk / Electro
Rating: 8/10
Reviewer: Sidney James

Punk funk and electro-indie dance have probably become the most overcrowded genre of recent years and as always the quality has slacken as more bands jump on the bandwagon. Thankfully one of the originators of the post punk revival groove are back to show the Johnny come latelies how it should be done.

“Myth Takes” is !!!’s third album and their most cohesive so far. Their seld titled debut album and the follow up “Louden up Now” had moments of greatness but Myth takes is a solid release from start to finish.

Solid touring has made the band one hell of a solid groove machine and on tracks like “Bend over Beethoven” and “Break In Case Of Anything” the rhythm hits you like a funk steamroller. If these songs don’t get you arse moving and your toes tapping you must be clinically dead or a Keane fan (research has shown both conditions are closely linked).

One thing is noticeable about “Myth Takes” is that there is more of an electronic impulse in the songs, this is best heard on the first single taken from the album “Heart of Hearts” its keyboard throbs and backing vocals remind me of the industrial disco funk of My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, which is never a bad thing in my book.

!!! are currently way ahead of the pack of indie bands trying to get some dance floor action going. Forget what you’ve read about new rave and mediocre bands like the Klaxons this is the real deal. If you want raucous funk and electro then get this album as otherwise you will myth out on some seriously booty shaking party music.