ALICE IN VIDEOLAND SHE'S A MACHINE ALBUM NATIONAL RELEASE: APRIL 23, 2008 REVIEW: APRIL 29, 2008

Well, then. This should be short and sweet. More to the point and attitude-geared than anything in the business, Sweden's Alice in Videoland has produced another electronic sucker punch, packed with energy and insanely catchy hooks.

"She's a Machine" is, in all its explosiveness, very well balanced. Eight tracks clocking in at 27 minutes give the listener a brief, but feisty punky electro experience. Toril Lindqvist still deliver her breathy vocals with bursting charisma, screaming about parties, boys and her independence. All coated in that booming EBM-punk/synthpop batter.

Eight fantastic tracks from a fantastic band that doesn't give a shit if something's crooked or asymmetrical. Let's hope their unique synthrock on "She's a Machine" takes them further than the last time.

NIKLAS FORSBERG