Golden Age of the Grotesque

MM is going for the gross out. I know that's a shock. Not as compelling as the last three (antichrist, mechanical animals, holywood) but still a solid album. There are plenty of cliche lyrics (this is the new shit is particularly silly) in the chorus sections, but the verses tend to be a lot more interesting. This album seems less coherent and cohesive than I was expecting, which is not necessarily a bad thing, as it wants to sample all variety of grotesquerie. Musically it's as solid as ever (MM has always been seriously underrated as a musician because people focus on the lyrics and the image) and will have you grooving even if you try to resist.

Hot Spots: mOBSCENE, Ka-Boom Ka-Boom, Better of Two Evils, the Bright Young Things.