Album Review: "Switzerland" by Electric Six (2006)

Dedicated to Roger Federer, this third album by Detroit garage-disco band Electric Six shows more musical growth but gives up the fun factor. The tunes are more complex but sound somehwat belaboured, which is not what we want to hear from lead singer Dick Valentine and friends, who brought us the unforgettable "Gay Bar" back in 2003, a standard to which only "Slices of You", "I Buy The Drugs" and the Sandler-esque "Chocolate Pope" live up to on the new disc.

I have a sinking feeling that the Six's 15 minutes of fame is at about the 14:30 mark (and counting), but it was damn fun while it lasted.

Overall rating: 5/10