There was a hint of dance-punk fervor when ridiculously-named Albertan outfit Shout Out Out Out Out arose in the mid-'00s, with 2006's Not Saying/Just Saying. Six years on, and they've grown ever-more sleek and stripped-down; the six-person mania of their live shows producing spartan synth-pop jams."Never the Same Way Twice" —the lead single from third LP Spanish Moss and Total Loss, due June 19— is six minutes of twitchy minimalism; working determinedly robotic rhythms and ersatz synth sounds. The vocoder vocals carry the Kraftwerk-by-way-of-Trans-Am vibe that SOOOO have given off from their breakout days, but the song seems almost straitjacketed by its taut rhythms.
Only, after four minutes, in come the horns. Proving that 2012 is suffering no post-Year of the Saxophone hangover, all of a sudden a swam of hot brass comes huffing in, lacerating the mechanized repetition with an orgy of fire-music bluster.
Shout Out Out Out Out, "Never the Same Way Twice"
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