The Tough Alliance : A New Chance

<img src="http://www.qromag.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/thetoughalliance.jpg" alt=" " />The second album by the lively electro-rock duo from Gothenburg, Sweden is a bouncing, jumbled, fun mess.  ...
7.2 Sincerely Yours
2007 

 The second album by the lively electro-rock duo from Gothenburg, Sweden is a bouncing, jumbled, fun mess.  An impressive array of psychedelic effects fuel the thoroughly danceable grooves and create a wired, party atmosphere from start to finish.  A New Chance justifies every bit of their energetic reputation and dazzles as a rocktronic cross-over.

At home in party lounge, A New Chance is youthful edge and bounce throughout.  It begins with "Something Special", a club-jumping, piano-driven disco style emphasized by a jungle-esque beat that sets the album's tone.  "First Class Riot" is an 80's-style coaster with a similar romping rhythm.  "The Last Dance" is slightly more serious, but no less engaging.  

As the song titles "First Class Riot" and "Neo Violence" indicate, The Tough Alliance shows a hedonistic disregard on A New Chance that fully emphasizes a care-free, destroy-all party atmosphere.  The Swedish duo creates a light, but multi-faceted mix of synth, drum-and-bass, and call-to-action vocals.  A New Chance is sublimely modern and recreational masterpiece.

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