"While many of the great Britpop and alternative bands of the 90s have been pulling off brilliant comebacks recently, the era’s dance and electronica legends have also seen a definite resurgence lately. Last year saw the likes of The Orb, Underworld, The Prodigy and Orbital release their finest material in years after all of them stumbled slightly during the 2000s. The Chemical Brothers (aka Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons) were another act who amazed during the 1990s, with seminal records such as ‘Exit Planet Dust’ and the mega-selling ‘Dig Your Own Hole’.But you can easily be forgiven if you thought the duo seemed to lose a bit of steam on the releases that came after their 1999 masterpiece ‘Surrender’ and before 2015’s return to form ‘Born In The Echoes’. The rejuvenation continues and is even more evident on the ninth album ‘No Geography’, a hugely melodic affair full of the most memorable hooks Tom and Ed have produced in over two decades...."
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