I have been waiting for this for a quite a while. To be exact, I've been waiting since I interviewed them last February. :-) At any rate, this is one of the music addict's take on Ladytron's latest and greatest.

The opening track is "Black Cat". Think "Turn It On" and "True Mathematics" off their sophomore album, Light & Magic. It's chill, goth and addictive to listen to. The only thing I wished they did for "Black Cat" was segue it into "Ghosts." Being their first single as well as making a music video, "Ghosts" is to their Witching Hour's "Destroy Everything You Touch" - solid. "I'm Not Scared" and "Runaway" stand as solid pieces leading us Ladytron fans to a surprise. "Season of Illusions" features Mira Aroyo's singing voice that does not consist of haunting Bulgarian mantras heard on "Fighting in Built Up Areas" from WH. She sings well and hopefully this will broaden horizons for future works.

"Burning Up" is reminiscent of "Another Breakfast With You" off 604 with the lyrics. I was not impressed with "Kletva" for one reason- unnecessary to the *sound* of Velocifero. I am a supporter of the musicality and the performance of Aroyo and the group, but the style of the song did not fit the album. I realized "Kletva" didn't fit because it wasn't written by Ladytron. I am not knocking the writer, but this song would have been perfect for a B-side they should have featured in a future B-sides/remixes compilation. They should come out with one anyways (hint, hint).

"The Gave You A Heart..." has great vocals heard in "Seventeen" where Helen Marnie is echoed by Aroyo - classic! Two extremely different songs came to mind when I heard "Predict The Day." The song opens with a whistle giving me a deja vu of "Engel" by Rammstein and the background vocals of "This is a Landslide" by Intramural. It's crazy to compare German industrial metal with American indie rock, but it's so true!

"The Lovers" is probably my favorite track off the album. This song is what Ladytron is all about - dark, driving, haunting and gorgeous. "Deep Blue" is yet another classic example of combining sweet lyrics with a dark melody making it a track of full of intrigue. "Tomorrow" stands as a combination of "Beauty*2" (from WH) and an 80's song I can't think of at the moment. "Versus" is also a goodie for two reasons. One is Ladytron is an expert at picking the perfect closer for their albums. The other is you hear one of the boys singing!! I'm not sure if it's Reuben Wu or Daniel Hunt, but it's one of them and I was so excited to her him with Marnie as well as belting out a solo. Bravo!

This is obviously a strong recommendation if this electronica underground band is your bag, baby. If you're just starting to hear about these fine folks and like them, I suggest you start from the beginning and get 604, Light & Magic and Witching Hour. I'd also recommend getting on iTunes to look at their other stuff. Their remixes are badass (especially Placebo's "Because I Want You") and Extended Play is brilliant as well. They're on MySpace, Facebook, and touring the US as we speak. They will be saying hello to the ATL next week on a very fitting June day, Friday the 13th.

1. Black Cat
2. Ghosts
3. I'm Not Scared
4. Runaway
5. Season of Illusions
6. Burning Up
7. Kletva
8. They Gave You A Heart, They Gave You A Name
9. Predict The Day
10. The Lovers
11. Deep Blue
12. Tomorrow
13. Versus