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Album Review: !!! - Shake The Shudder

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"There's no knocking the resourcefulness of this party machine that refuses to die."

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Going to the same party year after year would get tiresome.

!!! have avoided that trap, subtly evolving from punk-funk instigators into an unorthodox pop act. Still able to call on commanding basslines - check Dancing Is The Best Revenge for a prime example - and deep cache of supple grooves, their pop instincts have become all the sharper, just bear witness to The One 2. The best material is front loaded into the first half, but there's no knocking the resourcefulness of this party machine that refuses to die.