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Losing interest fast...

Matthew T. Medlock | Cincinnati, OH | 07/06/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"After seven albums, the Furries are either content in their position (unlikely) or are trying too hard to distance themselves from better days. They were ahead of their time almost every step of the way in the 90s and then in the early 00s released a Welsh-language LP and one packed with so much sonic excitement that overkill almost was the point. But now they've gone two in a row with disappointing safeness, dream pop stretched through noisy bluster, given mostly dull vocals by assorted members of the band.



Love Kraft is pretty much Phantom's equal in every way, from good and bad. It starts off well with the fuzzy melodious dream of "Zoom" and into the frantically fun "Atomik Lust." But then it settles in and drones on. The drudgery is broken from time to time by catchy electro-buzz pop ("Lazer Beam") and rising, near-anthemic power ("Frequency"), but it's a long haul to the satisfying conclusion on "Cabin Fever." For a band that was once so adventurous, the Furries desperately need to get fun again, because I'm starting to get bored.



Best cuts: "Frequency," "Zoom," "Lazer Beam," "Atomik Lust," "Cabin Fever," "Psyclone," "Ohio Heat""