Devo's new album is a geek dystopia party with robot hats
source: http://io9.com/5564595/devo-return-with-a-new-album-as-cheerfully-dystopian-as-their-80s-work
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Devo's "Something For Everybody," out today, is their first studio album in 20 years, and it's like a blast of 80s techno-nihilism. After a decade of emo murk in pop, Devo's brand of apocalyptic insincerity is refreshing.
The conceit behind the new album is that Devo has become so commercialized that they are now only making music that has been "focus grouped" and sponsored by brands. America has become so de-evolved that there's no point in protesting it anymore. Devo is just going to embrace it, and produce a perfect pop album for money. Like their 1980s work, the music on "Something For Everybody" is emotionally blank satire of the mind-numbing drudgery of everyday life. But Devo doesn't care if your life sucks - in fact, if you're choking on the American Dream, it's probably because you deserve it.
http://io9.com/5564595/devo-return-with-a-new-album-as-cheerfully-dystopian-as-t...
The conceit behind the new album is that Devo has become so commercialized that they are now only making music that has been "focus grouped" and sponsored by brands. America has become so de-evolved that there's no point in protesting it anymore. Devo is just going to embrace it, and produce a perfect pop album for money. Like their 1980s work, the music on "Something For Everybody" is emotionally blank satire of the mind-numbing drudgery of everyday life. But Devo doesn't care if your life sucks - in fact, if you're choking on the American Dream, it's probably because you deserve it.
http://io9.com/5564595/devo-return-with-a-new-album-as-cheerfully-dystopian-as-t...
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The thing is, Devo isn't exactly subtle about the message they're sending. Lurking in the fake sunshiney blankness of a song like "Fresh," is a frantic anxiety, mirrored in the twitchy synths on songs like "Mind Games." They may be robotic workers, but they're also freaking out about it.
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