Album Info Hide Show Artist: !!! Album: Let It Be Blue Released: Europe, 2022 Tracklist: A1 Normal People A2 A Little Bit (More) A3 Storm Around The World A4 Un Puente A5 Here’s What I Need To Know A6 Panama Canal B1 Man On The Moon B2 Let It Be Blue B3 It’s Grey, It’s Grey (It’s Grey) B4 Crazy Talk B5 This Is Pop 2 Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. We also ship internationally – prices vary depending on weight and location. 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If you change your mind you have 30 days to return your record but you must cover the cost of returning it to the store. You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show !!! has always felt like a party that learned how to write great songs, and Let It Be Blue carries that torch with a sly grin. Released on May 6, 2022 via Warp Records, it stands as the long-running dancepunk crews ninth studio album, and it plays like a tight, neonlit distillation of what makes them endure. Nic Offers twisty talksing leads the charge, but the records secret weapon is in the subtle way it folds house, Italo shimmer, and acid squiggles into those rubbery basslines the band has chased since the Sacramento days. If you only know !!! from early2000s coop floors and festival tents, the first thing that hits is how lean this set feels. The grooves dont sprawl so much as flicker and snap, always leaving space for a hook to elbow through. Storm Around the World, featuring Maria Uzor of Sink Ya Teeth, is the clearest example. Its one of the albums defining singles for a reason. Uzors cool vocal cuts against a clipped, aerodynamic beat, and the way her lines lock with Offers gives the track its lift. Its a smart pairing, and it nods to the bands ongoing knack for inviting the right collaborators to color their palette without blurring the core identity. Heres What I Need to Know lands on the other end of the spectrum, bouncier and more insistent, built around a tight synth pulse that almost winks at early house. Its exactly the kind of track that clarifies why !!! albums on vinyl get so much love in DJ bags. The production is crisp but not brittle, and the low end is mixed to move air. Even on a modest setup, the kick feels warm rather than blunt. That attention to the simple pleasure of a solid groove has long been part of their ethos on Warp, and Let It Be Blue doubles down on it. What helps the record hang together is pacing. !!! has been reviewed and dissected by the likes of Pitchfork and Stereogum since the dancepunk boom, and theyve heard every argument about restraint versus maximal release. Here they answer by sequencing with intent. Peaks are earned. Breath is built in. Even when a track sprints, theres a sense the band knows exactly when to cut and run, which makes the next rush hit harder. Its a record made for rooms, not just streams, and you can hear that in the percussion choices and the way synths are left slightly raw at the edges. Nothing feels overcorrected. Longtime fans will appreciate how the album keeps !!!s personality intact while still shifting shapes. Offer remains a charismatic narrator, baiting the rhythm section with quick jabs and sly asides, then stepping back to let the grooves carry the weight. The bands reputation as live alchemists is relevant here too. These songs feel roadready, which tracks with how often their material evolves on stage. If youve ever ducked into a Melbourne record store after a show, still buzzing and looking for a souvenir spin, this album scratches that itch in under forty minutes, no filler. From a collectors angle, Let It Be Blue is one of those titles that just works on wax. The floorfriendly tempos and the mixs open midrange make for easy needle drops and smooth blends. If youre cratedigging for !!! vinyl, this sits comfortably next to Myth Takes and Wallop, bridging the spiky funk of their early catalog with the sleeker club instincts theyve honed over the last decade. And if youre looking to buy !!! records online, youll find Let It Be Blue vinyl popping up at the usual spots, often paired with earlier Warp pressings that make a tidy little run through their evolution. Even shops geared toward vinyl records Australia stock it regularly, which says something about its staying power beyond the hype cycle. Let It Be Blue wont shock anyone whos kept up with the band, but thats part of its charm. Its confident, concise, and tuned to movement. The title hints at a reflective streak, and there is a shade of that in the writing, but the record never bogs down. It reaches for joy through craft. Thats why it hits. Put it on, let the bass breathe, and you can almost see the room again, bodies catching the lights, that familiar tilt between song and groove. For !!!, that balance remains the point, and here they nail it. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review