Stereolab – Sound Dust (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl 2LP Tablelands

Tablelands

It might be a plucked piano string or some celestial harp

surprising and ever-shifting

Released in 1988

with just two stunning singles and one brilliant five-song EP

Stereolab – Sound Dust (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl 2LP TablelandsWhile the two years between Dots and Loops and Cobra resulted in stagnation, the two years separating Cobra and Sound Dust find Stereolab deliberately recharging their creative juices, delving deeper into avant garde composition and '60s swing pop in equal measures. As the album opens with the minimal "Black Ants in Sound Dust," it's evident that the group has restructured and pushed forward, even if it means that they're adhering to their time