Ambient party chatter helps onstage dynamos Total Giovanni capture the unabashed boogie of their live performance on record with Human Animal. The Talking Heads influence is worn on sleeve, nailing the key components with a splendid chord progression and deep percussive grooves. A touch of vocal delay doesn’t really mask a fairly weak imitation of a semi-stoic David Byrne. Still, it’s the only weak link (one that will no doubt be more forgivable in the live setting) in an otherwise brilliant jam.
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