Street Sex : "Full Color Eclipse"

To quote Spinal Tap- "There is a fine line between clever and stupid". This is why Street Sects is making an album as Street Sex. When it comes to the frantic chaos that fuels their songwriting, there is little difference between what they do on the opening track and a normal Street Sects. The biggest difference is it's more like a new wave approach to synths, and there is none of the harsh screaming vocals. I would not say they sound like Depeche Mode, but sonically it's more in the direction of "Music For the Masses" than it is "Too Dark Park". I do like some of the experimentation with how the vocals are produced, and this is heavier than New Wave, due to the emotional intensity that has more in common with "Pretty Hate Machine". 

This is almost a companion piece to the new Street Sects album "Dry Drunk".  There is more of a hook to "Perpetuity."  Sometimes it brings Black Queen to mind in the left-of-center approach to this sort of thing. "Turn Blue' comes together at the chorus; up until that point, there was some introspective wandering. "Half Laugh" feels like it's the previous song, it the momentum does not change.  "Rock Salt" works much better as it is punchy and groovy with vocals that fit in all the right spots. "Going Up" keeps the drugged out dance groove as it makes it's social commentary. 

The manic pulse of "New Braunfels" almost feels odd on an album that is pretty weird to begin with. It takes a few listens to click. "Short Cut' took three listens before I checked into it. The vocals have a more subtle purr to them. The beat is more purposeful and driving.  The last four songs are all titles prefaced by the. "The Squeeze" has a less driving pulse in the verses than the previous song, but a similar vocal approach. "The Pretense" is more experimental. It shifts through moods dynamically. The song after this is the closest the album comes to writing a conventional song. The last song simmers with a more brooding attitude, and when everything kicks in, they slap you about pretty well. I will give this one a 9.5, and see how it grows on me, it's dance music with a warped sense of dark humor. 

11.6

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