Search - Out Hud :: Let Us Never Speak of It Again

Joshua B. (littleborge) from ATHENS, GA
Reviewed on 11/4/2020...

Dance pop meet up with DFA noise groove. Well done and just pretentious enough without sacrificing credibility. I say that with all due respect and love and humility. If you came here from the first album, you'll probably not be happy with what they do here. Approaching with a sense of context for the cool downtown grooves that lay in the heart of the cheesiest disco and funk would behoove you very much.

People who don't dance are not qualified to review this.

Dan | 03/23/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've read a few reviews of this album, by nerds I presume, in which the writers lament the fact that Out Hud did not record S.T.R.E.E.T.D.A.D. 2. Get a grip! On this album, which is probably the best 2005 has seen so far, they pull off the impressive feat of creating music that is completely danceable, yet is still as sonically innovative as their first album. Anyone who likes dance music and appreciated S.T.R.E.E.T.D.A.D. should pick this up as soon as possible; it's as good as it sounds. It would be possible to call this dance-punk, as the occasional guitar or two surfaces from time to time, but this is really a (perfect) dance album through and through. It touches upon dub and punk, but these sounds--that is, the S.T.R.E.E.T.D.A.D. sounds--are put in service of the beat. Brilliant stuff."

Don't sleep on this winner!

0=0 | Earth | 03/05/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Geez, how'd I miss this one last year? I read and heard good things about it. Even heard it playing at a local cd shop, though wasn't sure if it was Out Hud or not and was too much of a dolt to ask what was playing. Well, I finally picked it up and can't stop listening to it! It's like Substance era New Order got together with the ON U Soundsystem and mid-to-late eighties Wax Trax records. This is no simple retro throwback record however--it's just the band expertly assimilating their musical influences in their own unique way. I like the vocals very much too--very cool and casual in a female Bernard Sumner kinda way, and sexy sounding to boot. I understand their first record was more for the head-knodding set and some folks were disappointed with the more dance-friendly style of this release. I'd like to pick up their first one, as I'm a huge fan of more listening-style electronica, but I'm no po-faced nerd who'll diss a good (and DAMN GOOD) dance beat. Out Hud are what the world needs now, so please people, just shut up and dance!"