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Album Review: Mutemath - Play Dead

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"Play Dead" sounds a bit monotone compared to their previous efforts

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It feels like the Mutemath sound has finally come of age.

They were ahead of their time with sunny-yet-precise, jangly soul rock back when they first crept on to the scene in 2002. Now, musical tastes have finally caught up with the new wave of bands sporting a psychedelic or funk edge, sitting pretty thanks to the lads from New Orleans. That's why it's a bit of shame that Play Dead sounds a bit monotone compared to their previous efforts. Some repetition and bland production (Stroll On, Break The Fever) is to blame, but there's some redemption in the more fierce War and Marching To The End.