KREIDLER
Spells & Daubs BUREAUB
German quartet’s latest –a 10-song hymn to electro-pop melody
8/10
In their 28 years together, Kreidler have carved out a singular music, one that’s informed by obvious forebears – in this case, krautrock, ’80s British pop, and ’90s electronica – but that manages to fuse those influences into something puzzlingly unique. Spells & Daubs feels more welcoming, tighter, than their last few albums, with songs like “Unframed Drawings” and “Music Follows Suit” tantalisingly suggestive, while “Arena” and “Revery” share the poised majesty of albums like Japan’s Tin Drum. But there’s still something slippery and sidereal about their music, too: the electronics in “Tantrum” are as psychoactive as Coil.