INTELLIGENCE - Deuteronomy
ITRLP 145
Sello: In The Red
LP
Fittingly born at the dawn of the 21st Century, The Intelligence’s brand of art-smarm surf has become a touchstone for with-it rock ’n’ roll of the era. Perhaps a surprising assertion, especially considering their primitive and personal origins, but one cemented by the dedication and continual reinvention fostered by main-brain Lars Aldric Finberg. For all their longevity and prolificacy, The Intelligence is a restless, ever-evolving vehicle for Finberg, showcasing his presumably patented knack for sharp pop songwriting that rides waves from both the past and heretofore unknown. Hence the emergence of Vintage Future, the band’s latest album.
Finberg has always playfully flashed fangs with The Intelligence, but the hard targeting here makes Vintage Future the most thematically biting offering thus far. Across the record, Finberg combs over relationships, ambitions and his own values for trouble spots and indignities, highlighting his findings and skewering as needed. Jabs at the absurdities of band life have been a focus since The Intelligence’s inception, but tunes like “Nocturnal Admissions,” “Refuse to Pay the Dues” (a sure-fire cornerstone of any Greatest Hits package assembled) and “Platinum Janitor” confront living in rock ’n’ roll with an honesty bordering on the sadistic. Songs like “Sex” and “Whip My Valet” (the band’s most singularly aggressive and punk moment ever) manage to be intensely personal ruminations, nervously humorous and all-out rockers simultaneously, all with a wink.
It’s precisely that charm coupled with intensity that makes The Intelligence so crave-worthy. Well, that and the copious panic-stabs of guitar. Vintage Future thankfully shows The Intelligence continuing to move in whatever goddamn direction they want, keeping it permanently casual in this inhuman Business That We Call Show. Is there any better way?
Third, and by far, most fantastic album from this brilliant combo lead by Lars Finberg. If you liked them before you'll LOVE this. If you loved them before you'll WORSHIP this. We're not shitting you when we tell you this album is fucking GREAT! They've (he's) taken his whole post-punk / pop / whatever thing to the next level on this one. Seriously, if you don't get this one you are screwing yourself big time! We've been told that over use of exclamation points is the sign of a weak education but they are well warranted here - trust us !!!!!!!!!!!
A1 Moon Beeps
A2 Secret Signals
A3 How To Improve Your Hearing Without Listening
A4 Dating Cops
A5 Tubes
A6 Sailor Dive
A7 Rooms And Bags
B1 The Outer Echelon
B2 Our Solar System
B3 Deuteronomy
B4 Block Of Ice
B5 Bad Siren
B6 The Receptionist
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