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"We Are the Night" by The Chemical Brothers

Although they've never stopped evolving as artists, The Chemical Brothers will always be associated with that brief moment in the late '90s when the entire record industry was convinced that electronica was about to overtake the American pop market. That never came to pass, but the duo nevertheless managed to score a few crossover hits, and have been coasting along on that initial wave of goodwill ever since. Their latest album, We Are the Night, recycles several samples that the team has used in the past—most obviously, they sample their own "Sunshine Underground" on the title track—but the record still manages to sound like the freshest thing they've produced thus far in the 21st century. The songs mainly stay within the Brothers' established psychedelic-electro style, but the arrangements are considerably less dense than their previous efforts, lending the material an ethereal late-night quality. The two are at their best when they balance their DJ instincts

Published: 2007-07-18 Provider: Artist Direct

Interview: The Chemical Brothers

Electronic and house music once lived on the American fringe, but the door to the mainstream was kicked open by the crossover success of The Chemical Brothers,