Listen to this: Kingdom of Welcome Addiction by IAMX
Every once in awhile, Chris Corner sits down and decides he is going to construct a new album for the good boys and girls of the world. Last night, I was lucky enough to stumble upon his latest treat, Kingdom of Welcome Addiction. Of course, it didn’t finish downloading until this morning, so I slept fitfully last night as IAMX songs ran through my head.
The wait was worth it, though. The album is just as demented-carnival as The Alternative and just as twisted-Suburbia as Kiss & Swallow. It’s more, though. “My Secret Friend” brings us a duet with Imogen Heap. “You Can Be Happy” has honest to goodness strings (but a Sneaker Pimps-on-up-standard driving drum beat, too.) And “Think of England” – well, a better first single couldn’t have been chosen.