This is Happening begins with "Dance Yrself Clean". It's such a great track that it is kind of the case like in the movie
La La Land or the Spoon
Ga Ga… album where the beginning is really the best part, although there is plenty more good stuff to come. It is such a meticulously produced track, yet still surprising and unconventional. It succeeds at slowly building minute by minute, building a magnificent electronic tension, yet while being ironically undanceable. "All I Want", is a hypnotic mix of electronic and practical instruments. There is also the 80's synth heavy "I Can Change", which is also nice. "You Wanted a Hit" is a bit too on the nose, which is a problem James Murphy occasionally has.
This is Happening opens and also closes out particularly strong with the Talking Heads-ish "Home". This is a nice way to close out an album that is at times musically challenging, shifting towards more sublime.
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