They did it. They came back. I'd been waiting 15 years for a follow up to Since I Left You which was such a breath of fresh air in 2001 - a dream album of samples - a vision, a quest and not just a mix-tape or something you just chuck on. It was something to get washed up in, escape on the beach in your head on the metro.
Wildflower doesn't fizz and chime and sway as much as the previous effort. However, it feels like an album full of episodes. And boy do those episodes build up the suspense. There's a sense of kinetic energy throughout the record that's only ruined by the atrocious "The Noisy Eater" - a highly one-dimensional song about eating everything under the sun - MF Doom sailed that ship a while ago with Mm.. Food in 2004 - a fantastic culinary opus.
And he appears here on Wildflower on "Frankie Sinatra," the third track that absolutely picks up the intrigue, even though Danny Brown takes most of the spoils. Then follows some amazing guest appearances - most notable Jonathan Donahue of Mercury Rev - but nothing can prepare us for the last track "Saturday Night Inside Out" which is pure poetry over beautiful wafted-in electronica and brings tears freshly delivered. Nice to have them back.
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