The big beat electronica kings are back with more mind-expanding sounds. Full disclosure: I'm a total newbie when it comes to electronic music. I have always preferred verse-chorus-verse with the smart bridge and some first-person lyrics to reel me in. Yet one of the joys of writing about music is being bound to listen to new sounds, and "Further" is a helluva listen. In fact, its eight songs are more of an exercise in time-space travel than an album. If Jackson Pollack used sound instead of brushes, these would be his paintings. The Chemical Brothers are audio abstract expressionists. You'll move your feet and feed your mind. Dunno what took me so long to get the groove.

WATCH the music video for the Chemical Brothers' single "Swoon."



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