With a sound that fits well into the neo-electro revolution, Add N To (X)'s Loud Like Nature comes along at the right time, offering up computer-age music with an eerie yet accessible irreverence. While still wearing influences like Kraftwerk and Neu! on their sleeves, the band have added little touches of traditional pop to their ostensibly experimental noise-synth that lump them with ultra-hip acts like Trans Am, Ladytron, and Fischerspooner. There's a flat, abrasive edge to Nature that puts it in a more experimental category than records by those artists however, and the band is more willing to try odd combinations like the hip-hop string section on "Up the Punks" and the ambient atmospheres of "Pink Light." Still, if you're a fan of electro and want to sample something a little closer to the original source, or if you just prefer the harsher side of what a synthesizer can sound like, Nature will satisfy. --Matthew Cooke amazon.com
