While I cannot lay claim to being a hardcore Chemical Brothers fan, I really enjoyed listening to their new album We are the Night. Some of the tracks tend to sound a little too Daft Punk, but I was a fan of the retro sound overall. My favorite tracks were “Saturate” and “Burst Generator.” But my favorite favorite song was “The Pills Won’t Help You Now” featuring vocals by the singer from Midlake (a band I completely adore). “The Salmon Dance” featuring Fatlip is probably one of the weirdest rap songs I’ve heard…and that’s really saying something.

I’m very into The Chemical Brothers.

Ever since experiencing their debut album I’ve been infatuated with them, but this is the first real let-down. I mean, it’s not like they’ve become bad, but they’re transforming into something else. It’s more like a friendship you’re growing away from rather than disliking the person.

In my opinion they’re better off without trance, with more grooves and less vocalists – except I miss Beth Orton.

Not a single decent track anywhere on this. Don’t bother.