Cassius- 15 Again

by Charlotte Otter

Cassius are not a band who can easily be ignored

"It is easy to spot which tracks will be the next singles and hot club tunes and which ones are merely filler"

You may remember French band Cassius because of their imaginatively titled 1999 dancefloor hit, ‘Cassius 1999’. Since then the duo, Zdar (Phillipe) and Boom-Bass (Hubert) have been busily beavering away at various solo and group projects, but ’15 Again’ will hopefully return to them some of the limelight which they have been avoiding since their clubbing success seven years ago.

It is apparent from the opening track on ’15 Aagin’ that Cassius are not a band who can easily be ignored. ‘Toop Toop’ screams for attention, with its disco beats and funky bass-line (played by Sebastian Tellier) twanging in harmony to the vocals being shouted into a megaphone.

As the album progresses on, it is easy to spot which tracks will be the next singles and hot club tunes and which ones are merely filler. The fast paced electronic beats and jazz beats of the more commercial-sounding songs sit awkwardly next to the slower, more mellow offerings such as ‘See Me Now and ‘La Note’ which, more likely than not, won't be heard off the record. It’s a shame that there is this inconsistency, as taken individually each song is absolutely fantastic, with the distinctive sharp, edgy beats that make up the distinctive Cassius sound.

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