Put the shine on

"The Casady sisters' first album in five years marks a return to their maximalist tendencies, piling on drum machines, chintzy synthesizers, over-the-top raps, and nu-metal guitars ... On Put the Shine On, when they rap lines about familial abandonment in an aloof, sing-songy chirp, the effect of both their words and the way they choose to deliver them gets muddied. The pain behind the words is real, but its rendering starts to feel like a bit".

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"All in all, Put The Shine On is a stunning update of the classic CocoRosie sound. Where before we had Imogen Heap, The Dresden Dolls and Blonde Redhead - all sadly fallen by the wayside - the sisters have managed a victorious return. What's more, in our world where, at least in some part, oddity is becoming mainstream, the sisters manage to update this signature sound in a way that's true to form, selling us odd feminist rap-folk that'll be lodged in your liminal space for weeks to come".

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"Their seventh album continues to exorcise family trauma, but is more memorable and structured than recent efforts ... As such, it's a shame that the album overstays its welcome a little. As always, the Casady sisters are best in small, surreal doses".

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