Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna

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Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna

“Much has been made of the fact that Gang Gang Dance named this record after the patron saint of outcasts and rebels, but this effort shows more crossover potential than anything the act has ever done. Given the band’s outsider reputation, “Saint Dymphna” is refreshingly easy to consume. Listeners who saw the group lead the New York 88Boadrum show got a taste of what the disc offers—a heavy emphasis on beats and rhythm, with a few surprises thrown in. Lizzi Bougatsos wails like a banshee on many tracks, but the band tweaks the formula by adding London-based MC Tinchy Stryder as a guest rapper on “Princes.” Elsewhere, the band samples South American guitar sounds on “First Communion” and “House Jam” comes close to living up to its name, offering us a vision of what a club banger might sound like in a hundred years. —Clover Hope”