Album Review: Bitter Company – Love Meets Lust
To simply say that Love Meets Lust is in line with other modern day electro throwbacks like The Killers or the Bravery would be unjust. Over the past year Love Meets Lust has built a live experience with its dance energy and cosmic lights that is unlike anything else on the current Detroit scene and breathes new life into such tired clichés as gothic, industrial, and new wave. This is not to say that fans of early Cure, New Order or Depeche Mode will be left disappointed; there is plenty to hold onto while taking note of the fact that this is something we can call our own.
On my first pass through Love Meets Lust debut album, Bitter Company, I found electronic bass and drum structures that incorporate the modern influences of our proud Detroit Techno forefathers with the straight attack of lead vox John Webb, who’s vocal style rivals that of Mark Burgess of Chameleons UK minus the shoegaze.
Bitter Company is elegantly simple. The album’s frame work and song progression catapult a dark tempo that is at the heart of the band’s song writing. All nine tracks stay seamlessly calm while still delivering progressive aggression that makes you want to drive your car 100 mph. Stand out tracks are the calling card opener “Brooklyn Lights,” the raving “Alone” and the all out “Stars & Satellites”; which works the perfect touch of guitar into it’s cusp. However, the best track on Bitter Company is “By Morning,” which showcases the dark and erotic side of Love Meets Lost. Here Webb is at his best and reveals the seductive inspiration for the bands name.
Bitter Company is the perfect start to a recording career that has endless horizons. One can only look forward to what Love Meets Lust will bring next as recently released new demos on their MySpace page expand their impressive sound.
Featured Track:
“Brooklyn Lights”
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