CHUCKLES AND MR. SQUEEZY

Rating this album by Dredg has not been an easy task for me. There were very high expectations regarding that much anticipated new release of a band capable of producing in the past a masterpiece like "El Cielo" and others highly enjoyable and solid works like "The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion". No one can pretend that these levels must be necessarily achieved every time but I must confess I was quite disappointed after my first listening to "Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy". This time it REALLY took me several attentive plays before beginning to appreciate it. Understood, in any case you will not reach the point of jumping for joy, mainly because there are still some very, very weak points like "Where I'll end up" and "Before it began" absolutely unworthy of a truly talented band like Dredg and that obviously compromise the final result, but in the end you'll eventually manage not to fall into depression. My final rating is 3 stars.