Malachai: Return To The Ugly Side

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Revisiting Malachai’s 2010 debut LP, Ugly Side Of Love, it’s a wonder this Bristolian duo was ever signed to a major label (Island, briefly). That album was a fascinating mess—a blistering hodgepodge of vintage British prog and psych that swung wildly from deep funk grooves to sunshine pop to proto-metal growls. But while Scott and Gee (no last names given) have dubbed their sophomore effort Return To The Ugly Side, their latest treads new ground, taming that gnarled cut-and-paste experimental rock with a hefty spackling of Massive Attack-styled, chilled-out electronica. These songs are their most focused and enjoyable yet, and proof that while Malachai can travel anywhere it wants stylistically, you can’t take the Bristol out of the band.