nt in grandeur to Spiritualised.

The funkiest number is the opener "Across the Wire" where a straightforward, upbeat trip-hop groove is underpinned by imposing strings that add a certain gravity while maintaining the accessibility of the tune. Instrumentals "One Night on Tulane" and "Output" are more likely what fans of Nothing Changes will be waiting for--eerie soundscapes with a retro-futurist twist; the former full of grandeur and hairs on the back of your neck moments and the latter a kooky cyber-kitsch ditty.

The Soundings won't please everyone for it's not so out there or up there like the last two albums but if you're not hooked on first listen, it may well be worth giving it a few more goes. --David Trueman

36:T4b8,The Blue States have definitely produced a gem of an album in the Soundings as they moved slightly to a different soundscape than their previous work.The big plus is the addition of the singer/ soungwriter which gives a pop-rock dimension to their complex haunting musical soundscape; producing great melodies.The opening of "Under a grey sky", which is a fantastic track although there isn't a single bad track on the album; this has to the standing out one, not my personal favorite which will have to be "the last blast"; but everytime any of my friends who overheard "under a grey sky" in the background have consistently told me it was a great song before asking me who it was.Have owned this album for about a month, I have got my hands on quite a few other albums since but the sounding is definitely becoming one of the house's favorite - well for the "Chill-Out" times anyway;The soundings is an impressive Indie Pop-Rock debut from electronica experts.. and they still are brilliant in producing electronic beats and phrases the two purely instrumental tracks are definitely proving it.Worth every penny; Get it, you will love it; i have yet to find someone who told me that this album was average.37:T775,Blue States is synonymous with cinematic sounds, blissful o