Four Tet

This week saw the US release of Kieran Hebden's fourth album Everything Ecstatic. After the beautiful, often sad and introspective Rounds (one of my favorite albums of 2003 --remember 'She Moves She'?), this time the British electronica genius is in a much more energetic and experimental mood. Random noise bursts, quirky beats and a willingness to push boundaries in his work makes Everything Ecstatic his least cohesive yet most challenging record to date. Check out his current single 'Smile Around the Face.'