Stereolab - Captain Easychord

While not entirely revelatory, Stereolab's first single for Sound-Dust does contain some interesting and fitting B-sides very much steeped in the same approach as the full-length. Other than the modus operandi for the single, the cut-up shifting styles of "Captain Easychord," the main draw here lies in the fourth and final track. The seven-minute "Moodles" should certainly exist strictly as a B-side since the form copies much of the title track and many of the songs included on the long-player (without the same level of completeness or surety) -- but as fodder for Stereolab fanatics and collectors, it provides the spark for this mini-release. Read More