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Jane's Addiction's fourth proper studio album, The Great Escape Artist, arrives nearly eight years after their 2003 comeback, Strays. Preceded by the moody first single "Irresistible Force" and featuring the work of founding members Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, and Stephin Perkins along with TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek, The Great Escape Artist is set for release on October 4, 2011.
Reviews
Spin (p.71) - "Here, the same three vets team with TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek and Muse producer Rich Costey with results that slam like vintage, drug-addled scuzz-bag rock." Billboard (p.36) - "[T]here's still plenty of anthemic muscle to be found, particularly in the taut grooves of 'Underground'; the beefy choruses of 'Curiosity Kills,' 'I'll Hit You Back' and 'Splash a Little Water on It'..." Q (Magazine) (p.127) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Imagination and maturity abound...it bodes well for the next album..." Mojo (Publisher) (p.93) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Packing a familiar compliment of pummeling drums, neo-gothic interludes and decidedly alternative characters, the twist is a soupcon of ambient keyboard textures..." Record Collector (magazine) (p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "THE GREAT ESCAPE is cohesive, coherent and captivating....It's an impressively powerful testament to triumph over adversity."
Number of discs
2
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
