Dining Rooms, The - Numero Deux

scoundrel, Apr 19, 2004

Numero Deux, the second album from The Dining Rooms, is even deeper and darker than their first. “Pure & Easy,” the opening track, is a rhythmic powerhouse, immediate and gripping. “Sei Tu” invokes a dreamy Italian cityscape, while “False Start,” with its sultry female vocals, brings to mind a love affair gone wrong. This American version of Numero Deux omits one track from the Italian and adds instead one of the best tracks off Subterranean Modern, Volume One, “M. Dupont.” Even though the majority of the album focuses on the darker moods, certain tracks, like “Verso Il Sole,” bring a bit of lightness to the proceedings. “Chorus of Flames,” on the other hand, has a creepiness to it before the sweeping strings flow in, while “Speak into the Microphone” returns to the jazz club somewhere downtown. A gorgeous album.

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