James Ford and
Jas Shaw's sixth full-length album as
Simian Mobile Disco was written in collaboration with
Deep Throat Choir, whose presence is so center-stage that they deserve to be billed as the main performers instead of just a featuring credit.
DTC have successfully taken the choir concept and made it relevant, far surpassing any novelty factor and garnering respect throughout the industry, particularly -- and peculiarly -- in dance music circles. Perhaps fittingly, then,
Murmurations seems more like a much-deserved platform for the choir rather than a full-blown
Simian Mobile Disco record. There's no denying that the album has been produced with finesse; it just doesn't come close to the peaks found on previous
SMD albums.