Album Review: Chemical Brothers - Born in Echoes
For anyone ancient enough to remember the heyday of the mid-90s big beat scene, the Chemical Brothers’ eighth studio album will feel like the dance-floor equivalent of a pair of comfortable slippers.
Twenty years from their debut, Exit Planet Dust, Ed Simons and Tom Rowland have stayed loyal to their original formula, splicing vintage hip-hop and propulsive electronica, with fish-out-of-water contributions from rapper Q-Tip and indie singers Annie Clark (of St Vincent) and Cate LeBon (who gave the new project its title in suggesting the best music is “born in the echoes” that result when musician muck about in the studio).
