Listening to this well-crafted, occasionally hooky, and often downright lovely album, one can imagine the pierced and leathered industrial and EBM cognoscenti sniffing in derision. In some ways, In Strict Confidence is a band that opposes everything its members hold dear: how are you going to épater les bourgeois using melodies, a female singer with a pretty voice, and songs written in major keys , for crying out loud? But for those who enjoy the basic elements of this musical genre but get tired of all the cookie-cutter ...
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Listening to this well-crafted, occasionally hooky, and often downright lovely album, one can imagine the pierced and leathered industrial and EBM cognoscenti sniffing in derision. In some ways, In Strict Confidence is a band that opposes everything its members hold dear: how are you going to épater les bourgeois using melodies, a female singer with a pretty voice, and songs written in major keys , for crying out loud? But for those who enjoy the basic elements of this musical genre but get tired of all the cookie-cutter bands out there plying slight variations on the same snarling electro riff -- and who don't mind a nice melodic hook now and then -- Exile Paradise comes as a real breath of fresh air. Highlights include the lovely "Promised Land," the subtly complex "Something to Remember," and "Regicide," a song that beautifully balances the group's twin tendencies towards aggro harshness and pop melodicism. Their ability to write English lyrics that aren't embarrassing is an added bonus. Recommended. ~ Rick Anderson, Rovi
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