Basement Jaxx have been working on a new album, Scars, which is set for release in September. The single “Raindrops” is circulating around the blogosphere in the meantime. The song sounds more experimental then their techno dance-heavy hits like “Where’s your heat at” and “Red alert.” “Raindrops” slows things down a bit and escalates the vocal pitch, sounding a bit computerized at times. There’s a good base beat to the song though–strong remix potential i’d say.
The kaleidoscopic music video looks like a masquerade-themed rave on drugs…pretty much. You’ll get the idea after watching the video. Though I have to say the whole tribal thing (headdresses, body paint) reminds me of MGMT and now Empire of the Sun…I like it but its starting to feel a bit overdone
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Courtney Nichols
no! this song is by far their best. me and william cried the first time we heard it. it changed my life. no doubt.
Sarah Crowther
Thanks for this! They’re actually coming to Russia in a month or so, so I should re-listen to some of their stuff.