Check Out The Stereotype Yourself

Cibo Matto's 'Stereo Type A' is an incredible album. Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori are unafraid of exploring all genres of music while still keeping each song original and their own. Their lyrical talent shineso n the triumphant 'Speechless' and 'Sunday Part 1'. 'Flowers'' and 'Llint of love' are disguised as cheesy and cute pop-songs, but are spiked up with deep, thought- provoking lyrics. Cibo masterfully creates each song using an ecclectic mix of instruments from synthesizers to country-guitar to a slamming door. They have definitely matured since 'Viva La Woman.' They're less crunchy and irreverent, more polished and defined. The vocals on this album show that they are truly talented vocalist, beyond excellent singers. I recommend this album to open minded individuals who are sick of the bland, neatly categorized mainstream. Cibo Matto's music sounds effortlessly inventive and original. This is one of the best albums of the year, if not the decade. Yuka and Miho break every stereotype imaginable with Cibo Matto. They are ahead of their time and in a league of their own, Stereo-type A is a must in every dj's bag and shouldn't be missed.