Justice – Woman (2LP + CD)

2016 Gatefold 2LP with Etched D-Side + CD.

It's easy to forget that Justice were once one of dance music's most hyped acts, gracing magazine covers and gate-crashing the pop charts with a succession of crunchy, electro-house bombs. Times may have moved on, but the Parisian duo remain big news. Woman is their first studio album for five long years, and smartly moves between quirky, radio-friendly pop and thrusting club workouts. In the latter category you'll find the spiraling, low-slung, Italo-disco-with-balls of "Alakazam", the classic Ed Banger growl of "Chorus", and the vintage Daft Punk madness of "Heavy Metal". While these are impressive, it's actually the more downtempo songs - "Love S.O.S" and the dreamy "Close Call" included - that arguably stand out.

Vinyl & CD Tracklist:

Safe And Sound    5:45
Pleasure    4:16
Alakazam!    5:11
Fire    5:34
Stop    4:57
Chorus    7:09
Randy    6:38
Heavy Metal    4:31
Love S.O.S.    5:04
Close Call    5:08