13.10.2009
CAMILLA PIA
RATE: 7/10

Think Muse are bonkers? Well, get your listening gear around NAMB. The italian psych-rockers constantly conjure up different meanings for their name, and have based their epic second offering around a weird-looking little robot called BMAN's quest for identity.

All of which might be friction' irritating if they weren't so musically compelling. The quartet's nearest reference point is Nine Inch Nails, relentless beats and demonic riffs forming the backbone of the 18 tracks here. But they're more playful than Reznor and their dabbling make for intriguing listening. Time-signature trickery, falsetto snatches, white-noise assaults and smashed glass are just a few of the stunts NAMB pull here, sometimes all at the same time. You've gotta love them for it.

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