The new Chemical Brothers album (Push the Button) just came out, and it is super good, particularly "Hold Tight London," "Close Your Eyes," and "The Boxer." I don't know if it will be a big hit (frankly I suspect it won't, unfortunately), but it certainly shows that the Chemical Brothers are on top of their game.
It's interesting because we have had strong releases by both The Prodigy (Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned) and Fatboy Slim (Palookaville), certainly releases that equal or surpass the albums they put out when the recording world was trying to push Electronica. Take Fatboy Slimps Palookaville (2004) and You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998). While You've Come A Long Way Baby has some undeniable singles ("The Rockefeller Skank" and "Praise You") the rest of the album can't really compare to Palookaville either on tunesmanship or on breadth.
Not to say that it's not a great album, but it's an album from an earlier time, when Fatboy Slim (and most Electronic artists) seemed to have a narrower idea about what kind of music they could put out.
At any rate, all three albums are great, although Push the Button seems the best to me just now.
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