Massive Attack

Brixton Academy, LondonIt's hard to describe Massive Attack's shows, because nothing much happens: people amble on and off stage, basslines rumble, red-and-white lighting flares. Yet the effect is profoundly unsettling – the closest thing to a drugged dream-state that live pop music has to offer.With their long-delayed fifth album not due until next spring, the band are about to release a stopgap EP, Splitting the Atom, and tonight they previewed songs from it. "Phantom funk" is co-leader...

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