Pitchfork has a great review of Menomena's latest album: Friend and Foe. There is a free download of "Wet and Rusting" on the review page and a streaming version of the entire album here. Here is their closing arguments about the album (of which they gave an 8.5):
Once you've listened through a couple of times, it's stunning how many clever and exciting moments stick with you-- music this full of ideas, sections and material can come across as overstuffed, but this feels just right almost everywhere. Their previous two albums worked because of their stripped, immediate simplicity; Friend and Foe works just as well moving away from that approach and shows dimensions of the band-- especially in the vocal department-- that weren't apparent before. In fact, the biggest concern one might come away from Friend and Foe with is whether the band can top it next time.
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