With a spare acoustic opening and a chorus featuring Emmylou Harris, the song begs for, and has gotten, major radio acceptance. “Ladyfingers,” the first single from the album, sounds more like something from vocalist and principle songwriter Jill Cunniff’s side project, the Kostars (which she formed with former band member Vivian Trimble around 1995), than anything Luscious Jackson has done before. “Nervous Breakthrough” is reminiscent of “City Song” from “Natural Ingredients.” House-music beats, catchy hooks and sweet vocals fuse with rap interludes to create a perfect blend of hip-hop and post-alternative groove. “Electric Honey” follows the same formula, but if you’re expecting to find growth, you won’t.The disc starts out promisingly enough.
They’ve consistently blended multiple musical genres to create a funky, soulful, street-party sound. More than anything, the songs seem to be about nothing.The critical acclaim Luscious Jackson garnered from their first three albums (“In Search of Manny,” “Natural Ingredients” and “Fever In, Fever Out”) was well-earned. Lyrically however, “Electric Honey” ranges from the (rarely) sublime to the (more often) inane, and several middling points in between. Just don’t listen too hard, because that’s when “Electric Honey” starts to break down.Musically, LJ sounds as good as ever, if not exactly the same as earlier efforts. Some albums are meant to be listened to closely and some are simply meant to be heard.Put Luscious Jackson’s latest effort, “Electric Honey,” in the latter category.It’s a great CD to play in the car, at a party or by a crowded pool side.
Luscious Jackson`s "Electric Honey" sounds good when no one listens
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