This is certainly a curveball from Malkmus. Dropping the Jicks and veering into electronica. It was not really well received by the critics, but it shows that electronica is certainly a prevalent influence on indie music. Basically, because the origins of techno and synth-pop are found in the very underground of music history. Juan Atkins and Patrick Cowley built on the sounds coming out of Europe. Yes, it is extremely popular today, but the origins of electronica are this underground phenomenon and the homage to electronica is, in fact, this harking back to its roots, not celebrating the state of electronica today which is very chart-topping and has lost its edge.
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