REVIEWSCazals, ‘What of Our Future’

5

• SPIN Rating:5 of 10

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Label: Kitsune/The Hours/Fontana

Cazals' debut zips by like the greatest-hits set of a snappy '80s new-wave band, as if the Brit quintet were afraid of overstaying their welcome. Wrapped in bright guitars and slick synths, every track boasts an arresting touch -- a rude bass line here, a cool vocoder there -- as stylishly hoarse singer Phil Bush struggles to convey a depth of feeling the glib material can't support. Tellingly, he's most convincing on the spirited cover of Spandau Ballet's "To Cut a Long Story Short."

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