![]() ![]() The last four songs are some of the best material they have ever done. ![]() The middle of the new album does veer off a bit, but there is enough on this album that doesn't make me skip any tracks (besides Bloody Mary). They are simple, but hard hitting bass lines. Her bass playing alone on Neck Of The Woods is pretty dam impressive. I just love how Nikki's background vocals as of lately have been pretty spot on and really bring more to the tracks. The title track I fell in love with and almost seems like it could have fit in with Carnavas to me. Major improvement on Swoon in my opinion, which I felt was decent but lacking the truly standout material that packed Pikul and Carnavas. Neck Of The Woods' first and last four songs hit incredibly strongly, I do think the middle peters out quite a bit though. They're quite a bit darker than the other albums, with Seasick being quite an epic song full of dynamic changes, Broken Bottles being one of their very hardest and fastest songs, and Ribbons & Detours being incredibly moody and sombre with the rare feature of Nikki's lead vocals. Just three songs, clocking in at 14 minutes, but each of them's a five-star piece of excellence in my opinion. Produced by Jacknife Lee (U2, Two Door Cinema Club, Crystal Castles) and recorded in the band’s hometown of Los Angeles, ‘Better Nature’ is easily the band’s best and most ambitious album to date. I strongly recommend tracking down a copy of last year's Seasick EP if you have a record player (or iTunes/Amazon in the US). Silversun Pickups’ fourth album, ‘Better Nature’ is set for a September 25th release on the band’s own New Machine Recordings label.
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