release date: Feb. 7, 2011
format: cd
[album rate: 4 / 5] [4,22]
producer: Mike Skinner
label: 679 / Locked On - nationality: England, UK
Track highlights: 3. "Roof of Your Car" (5 / 5) - 4."Puzzled by People" (4 / 5) - 5. "Without Thinking" (4 / 5) - 6. "Blip on a Screen" - 7. "Those That Don't Know" - 8. "Soldiers" - 9. "We Can Never Be Friends" - 11. "OMG" (4 / 5) - 12. "Trying to Kill M.E." - 13. "Trust Me" (4,5 / 5) - 14. "Lock the Locks" (feat. Clare McGuire) (5 / 5)
5th and final studio album release by The Streets. It just sounds silly to end this project at this point, and I really hope Mike returns with much more 'cause this is way too good. Yes, he did it again - didn't he just. Some argue this album has annoying hooks and tracks [!] - eh.. all music is about taste and not only do I find this in perfect line with The Streets' artistic profile - I also like it a lot! Yea, the geezer was fresh and came outta da blue with Original Pirate Material but this new one has fine and interesting music likewise. He's back with fine stories, witty jokes, delicate knife-cutting sarcasm that never leaves himself untouched, sing-a-long choruses and fine hooks 'n' riffs. It's really much better than the previous two releases that sound much alike, this one doesn't, and it's actually very much on par with the debut. This might be The Street end but it's no dead end - and Skinner takes off on top, now playing as The D.O.T. ...
[ allmusic.com, Q Magazine, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph 4 / 5 stars ]
2011 Favourite releases: 1. The Streets Computers and Blues - 2. Tom Waits Bad as Me - 3. Liz Green O, Devotion!
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