I had high hopes for LAMA, the new superproject by members of Supercar and Her Benevolent Majesty Tabuchi Hisako. When I tried to get tickets to their first live in April, I found that they had sold out before I’d even got out of my pajamas that Saturday morning when general sales opened.
Sure, I had an inkling that they’d turn out sounding like the latter-day Supercar that I so loathed (ie the piss-poor electropop one), but I still didn’t expect Spell to sound like a bad rip-off of Nirgilis.
If you’re looking for a band that fuses rock with electronic sounds successfully, then look to Sakanaction.
edit: wow I mixed up my rock stars and journalists. Sorry NY times writer.
Muzakally Inclined 