January 24, 2011
Album Review: Gang Of Four - Content (Groenland)
Their first album for 16 years sounds curiously retrograde
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As Marxist post-punks from Leeds, Gang Of Four’s position as one of the most influential bands of the 21st century is an unlikely one. It also means that their first album for 16 years (only singer Jon King and guitarist Andy Gill remain from the band formed in 1978) sounds curiously retrograde – newcomers might just wonder why these old dudes are ripping off Bloc Party. Still, there’s nothing old-fashioned about the perceptiveness and rage of their lyrics, while a £45 limited-edition version of the album comes complete with plastic sachets of King and Gill’s actual blood – so any young bucks wanting to recreate the GO4 sound can now do so from their musical one.
Pat Long
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