Margerine Eclipse - Stereolab [VINYL]

Stereolab's first full-length recording without guitarist/vocalist Mary Hansen, who died in a tragic accident in December of 2002, 'Margerine Eclipse' finds the band soldiering on in admirable fashion. Essentially picking up where they left off on 2001's 'Sound-Dust', the group continues to employ their trademark blend of vintage keyboards, airy French/English vocals, and frothy lounge-meets-electronica pop sensibilities. That's not to say that there are absolutely no new developments; one can hear the occasional dash of hip-hop rhythm ('La Demeure'), Autechre-like laptop glitch-pop ('Vonal Declosion'), and even a bit of disco (on the end of album-closer 'Dear Marge') amid the familiarly odd time signatures, quirky socio-political lyrical observations, and postmodern retro-futurism. Most importantly, though, Stereolab's finely tuned knack for interesting arrangements, arresting timbres, and modestly elegant melodies remains unsullied.

Disc 1
1. Vonal Declosion - Stereolab (3.33)
2. Need to Be - Stereolab (4.50)
3. Sudden Stars - Stereolab (4.41)
4. Cosmic Country Noir - Stereolab (4.47)
5. La Demeure - Stereolab (4.36)
6. Margerine Rock - Stereolab (2.55)
7. The Man With 100 Cells - Stereolab (3.47)
8. Margerine Melodie - Stereolab (6.18)
9. Hillbilly Motorbike - Stereolab (2.22)
10. Feel and Triple - Stereolab (4.53)
11. Bop Scotch - Stereolab (3.59)
12. Dear Marge - Stereolab (6.54)