Stereolab

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙭𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙡𝙗𝙪𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙥.

Argued to be heavily influenced by experimental film, the title of the album is said to have come from two films by the pioneer Norman McClaren. Sonically, they were pushing the boat out there and have audiophile's still obsessing over what they did in the studio for this and applying that to their art. Despite indulging in sonics that seem out-there, there is an aspect of the familiar that makes it engaging and it's why it managed to break the Billboard Charts in the U.S. when it came out. 'Refractions In The Plastic Pulse' is a case in point: It's avant easy-listening, influenced by bossa nova. And 'Rainbow Conversation' is similarly stunning, with a samba shuffle driving things along and conjuring images of sipping caipirinhas on a sandy shore.

Who knew Stereolab could be this accessible?