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ELECTRIC SIX - Switzerland
| Static Multimedia | | Switzerland: land of neutrality, good chocolate, the International Red Cross. Though their newest album is named for this trilingual landlocked country, Electric Six take their rock/punk/disco/garage blend all over, from the hottest nightclub in town to the best kitchens of France down to hell and back. On "There's Something Very Wrong With Us So Let's Go Out Tonight," Dick Valentine sings of an interconnected world: "Dutch hip hop in Atlanta/Tight new R&B in Estonia/Just another sick American at Yoshinoya." And the following track has Germans invading Mexico in a spoof of immigration politics and xenophobia. In the end, Switzerland may be one of the few places Switzerland doesn't visit....full text |
| | Spin | | Electric Six continue their life's work of turning rock's corniest riffs and dumbest impulses into an irony-heavy dance party....full text |
| | StylusMagazine | | There's a storied history of one-hit wonders that were actually both better and more interesting than their hit. While the goony ebullience of “Danger! High Voltage” is undeniable even now, make no mistake: Dick Valentine and his Electric Six fit neatly into that lineage. They (or more accurately he) wield schlock and camp, sure, but at least on Switzerland they have other things on their mind that what they’ll put in you at the gay bar....full text |
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