Name: Generation
Brand: De Lux

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

IL2030

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Discs

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2015-06-18

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

0810874021014

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

IL2030V

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black

0810874021007

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

De Lux

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Innovative Leisure

On their 2013 debut album 'Voyage', L.A. duo De Lux introduced their singular sound, a fusion of post-punk, disco, funk and synth wizardry. For their follow-up, De Lux felt compelled to add an element of social commentary to the mix. Inspired by the infamously uncensored lyrics of punk performance artist Karen Finley, as well as the likes of David Byrne, ESG and Can, 'Generation' is a darker album than 'Voyage', heavy on urban anxiety and audaciously candid. Over its eleven songs, De Lux charts the distance between childhood and adulthood, nostalgia and aspiration, and dream and reality, all with unflinching autobiographical detail. The result is entirely unfiltered and fearlessly contemporary. From 'Center of L.U.B', a roller-skate jam that examines one utility company employee's ennui, to the satirical and harrowing 'Oh Man The Future', 'Generation' is never one-note, an album about high highs, low lows and the vast space in between. Stylistically, De Lux has advanced, too, folding styles as varied as krautrock, punk and Italo disco into their template. It may be a step forward for the band, but 'Generation' isn't a departure. This is De Lux going deeper, not farther away, and the result is electrifying.

Generation

Music GB