...according to our Business Lady on Fri 11 Jun, 2010.
Fuck-o-rama! A new DEVO album! In 2010! We'll I'll be. 'Something For Everybody' is the official follow up to 1990's 'Smooth Noodle Maps' so that's a 20 year gap! Mental! Well what can i tell you about 'Something For Everybody'? If you are a member of Club Devo then you'll be aware that the fans have had a hand in the final song choices yet they've defied there fans by a 12% ratio because this LP's only '88% Focus group approved'. Not sure what thats all about but it's nice to have some sort of involvement. Anyway, I'll keep this short. I'm a big big time DEVO fan so I'd rather be at dancing around my living room enjoying the experience and not sitting at work trying to write something intellectual about it. It's obviously not the best DEVO album ever but it's the best since 'Oh No, It's Devo' and it's got some great songs on it like 'Don't Shoot (I'm a Man)' and 'Fresh'. I'm disappointed 'Work It' isn't on here and a couple of my choices didn't make the cut but that's cool...DEVO can do what ever the fuck they want! DE-EVOLUTION is real and you know it.
OVERVIEW: Devo are back with the aptly titled ‘Something for Everybody’. The long rumoured, wildly anticipated album (which was launched with a memorable performance in Vancouver at the Winter Olympics) features the band's classic line-up - Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, Gerald and Bob Casale - joined by drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, Guns n' Roses). Produced by Greg Kurstin (The Bird & The Bee), the album also includes contributions from John Hill and Santi White (better known as rising hip-hop star Santigold), John King of the Dust Brothers, and the Teddybears.
A Devo for our times. A band that evolves, even as the world around them confirms the decay they have long suspected. With ‘Something for Everybody’, Devo has gained from experience, honed its attack, and stands ready to sound the alarm for another generation.
“We're inspired by reality,” says Gerald Casale, “because the world is so ridiculous and stupid. De-Evolution is Real”.
1 Fresh, 2 What We Do, 3 Please Baby Please, 4 Don't Shoot (I'm A Man), 5 Mind Games, 6 Human Rocket, 7 Sumthin', 8 Step Up, 9 Cameo, 10 Later Is Now, 11 No Place Like Home, 12 March On,
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