Australian DJ turned producer Alison Wonderland is the latest breakout star of electronic dance music. To say Wonderland’smusic is trippy is an understatement; her music is like falling down a rabbit hole and arriving at a massive rave. Run is all about the grand scale production. Wonderlandprovides her own vocals on the record, but they leave a lot to be desired, with guests tending to outshine her.
Run is a mixture of pop songs and club bangers, which experiment with house, electro and alt-trap. The albumfeatures a host of other artists including Norwegian hip hop artist Lido, New York rapper Johnny Nelson and frontman of Flaming Lips, Wayne Coyne, who add their own unique flavour to the record. Run is about striving for greatness but never quite fulfilling it, which is reflective of what the album achieves. U Don’t Know,featuring Wayne Coyne, describes an abusive, dysfunctional relationship. The song has an ominous mid-tempo sound, which contributes towards the eerie lyrics sung by Coyne in the chorus.
Alison Wonderland’sdebut album Run rightfully focuses attention on the experimental club beats rather than hervocals or lyrics. Shemakes creative use of sound featuring everything from a ticking clock (Cold), to what can be described as drumsticks hitting metal pipes (Ignore).Despite the album’s creativity, Run provides little substance.
BY JACK LACY
