Review: Black Box Recorder, Passionoia
The third record from Luke Haines and Shannon Nixey sounds a lot like the last two records and traverses familiar, particularly British territory; none of this is bad, but it is a wee bit predictable. BBR are the masters of the sarcastic pop ditty but "Andrew Ridgely" seems like an easy target. "The New Diana" investigates the media portrayal of pampered and lazy luxury but in somewhat obvious terms. But, nothing sounds sexier than the way Nixey sings "chocolates" in "British Racing Green," and the production of the album shines.

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