the devil, you and me

Okay, so after being totally impressed with old Notwist songs (Consequence, anyone?), I have been reluctant to listen to the new album. I mean, one of my other favorite bands that has consistently wowed me has totally let me down recently (ahemsigurrosahem) and it's hard listening to new music by bands that have an extremely deep place in my heart for whatever reason.

But let me tell you, this stuff is impressive. It draws more of an influence from The Radio Dept. maybe, but all of the songs are awesome and just as good as the old stuff. Maybe even better. Thank God for that.

One of the best songs on the album is "Gloomy Planets". Seriously, this live version with the Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra is amazing, merging The Notwists' signature electronic backbeats with more organic elements. Eh, okay. Cut all of that music blog bullshit. It's really awesome, and that's all. You should listen to it. Normally live versions of everything on YouTube are a serious JK, but this is golden. No, not Neon Golden, but something just as tasty.

like all the cars in new york
like all the lights on new year
like all these gloomy planets
you know they stay
anyway