Push the Button

Chemical Brothers
Astralwerks

The Chems are back and in excellent form on this, their fifth studio album. In Push the Button, the duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons are all over the place, with their analog squelches and screams washing over their trademark arena electronic tectonic sound producing powerful and ultimately danceable tracks. The album sometimes departs from the usual big beat oomph in tracks like the odd Shake Break Bounce or the chanty, rappy track Left Right. Overall, Push the Button proves that, despite being around for over a decade, the Chemical Brothers can still be fresh and relevant.