polymorphikos

I've been listening back through this group's back catalogue quite a bit lately, and it's only served to reaffirm my high opinion of them. Being quite a well-known act, I wondered what others thought of them.

I'm also particularly-interested in the critical response to most of the material post-Moon Safari. Every review seeming to run to the tune of 'It's quite good, but no Moon Safari', this began to puzzle me somewhat. I think Air have managed to tighten, sharpen their music, giving it more focus than the Wordsworthian rambles that filled most of Moon Safari and were swarming under the skin of Premiers Symptomes like a host of South Paraguayan swarming-ants. It seems that most of the reviewers who came to Air came through their early stuff, and immediately formed a mental mold into which Air fit rather neatly - something which it became apparent was not meant to last when Virgin Suicides came out, and was well-and-truly refuted by 10,000 hz legend.

That said, Talkie Walkie is their best album to date.

Thoughts?

Sibeling

I don't know about it being their best album, but Alpha Beta Gaga is sure one of their best songs.

Adasunshine

I love Air, my partner introduced me to them and I was hooked. I am also of the opinion that Talkie Walkie is their best album although my fave song is 'sexy boy', it just reminds me of being younger I guess!

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