Ever since their first appearance back in 2001 with “604”, this Liverpool band announced their debut without much pomp and circumstance but with a sound so different, catchy and kitschy yet obscure and cold that was catalogued by many critics and music aficionados as the sound of the future. Eight years after they entered the industry, they have yet to find their place in the music stratosphere. However, if you must label them in order to give them a chance or even try to comprehend them, it is safe to say that Ladytron specialize and fall into the electro-pop category. It’s not your typical electro-pop though. Ladytron delivers a true and unique twist on music filled with synths, robotic vocals, eighties references and futuristic schmuck to make you bob your head until you have a sore neck.
Velocifero
{sidebar id=178}Ladytron return to the music scene faster, stronger and better with their fourth album “Velocifero”. While this album still has that Ladytron feel to it that the band has carried through in previous albums, “Velocifero” is their most commercial album to date.
Helen Marnie, Daniel Hunt, Mira Aroyo, and Reuben Wu don’t disappoint for one bit in “Velocifero”. They take Ladytron to a different level while staying true to themselves.
Their influences are more noticeable on this album and you can identify how other artists indirectly helped shape “Velocifero”. Ladytron cross-references and is influenced in a couple of tracks by: Gary Numan, Pet Shop Boys, Kraftwerk, My Bloody Valentine, Depeche Mode, and even Goldfrapp.
Even though they’re not as popular as other “electro” acts, Ladytron definitely has a lot going on for them. In “Velocifero” this is talented and innovative band takes risks and approaches music in such a way that it will be hard for you not to have them on repeat. Definitely an outstanding and “must” album.
Velocifero Outstanding Traxx: Ghosts, Predict the Day, Black Cat, They Gave You a Heart They Gave You a Name, Deep Blue, Season of Illusions, Burning Up.
