Free Energy
Stuck on Nothing
Released by DFA
Yes, Free Energy's debut Stuck On Nothing is on DFA and yes, it was produced by James Murphy. No, it has nothing do with 12-minute cosmic disco jams, Detroit house revival or sweaty dance floor anthems featuring Antony. Think of Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back In Town" and you've got exactly what Free Energy sounds like. At once a confounding sonic choice for DFA, philosophically, Free Energy couldn't fit in more perfectly. For the last however many years, no other label has been more (hyper)active in trying to get you to hang up your hang-ups and cut the fuck loose. Burned into slabs of wax around the globe, the slinky, spaced-out DFA sound has been built upon a manifesto of killing the cynical spirit. And if there's anything James Murphy has perfected, it's the art of disarming, of getting you to lighten up for once in your goddamned self-serious life. Which is where Free Energy comfortably steps in.



























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