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CMU Approved
Approved: Cibo Matto
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 23 September 2014
Having reformed in 2011, Cibo Matto released their first album for fifteen years, ‘Hotel Valentine’, in February this year. Long time CMU readers might note that, therefore, ‘approving’ this duo flies in the face of our general editorial policy that all reunions are bad. But fuck you, it’s hard pretending to be that principled all the time. Also, ‘Hotel Valentine’ is one of the best albums released this year.
To promote their upcoming US tour dates, Cibo Matto have released a new video for album track ‘Déjà Vu’. Through its sleepy hip hop style, the track sets up the story of a haunted hotel that then runs through the album. Yes, that’s right, a reunion and a concept album. Just think how brilliant a record it must be to get my approval despite those two hurdles.
Check out the track below (because the video is really cool) and then listen to the album in full. Full, I say.