Album Review: Ten Silver Drops by Secret Machines

On their second album, Ten Silver Drops, Secret Machines have scaled back some of their musical ambition in favor of melody and emotional honesty. Their first album used epic-length tracks, spiraling guitars, fuzzy organ tones, and breathless vocals to propel the band into the realm of inner space traveled by Spiritualized, among others. The cool thing was that they tied these drifting surfaces to a rock-solid bottom reminiscent of Led Zep, sometimes with propulsive beats straight off a Neu! track.

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