"...but i watched it way too long..."

"Surely it’s not a coincidence that the 1990s were the heyday of Nine Inch Nails, the decade when Mr. Reznor went from cult hero to mainstream rock star. And perhaps he misses his days as an underground favorite. (Now that just about any kind of music is, literally, accessible, it’s no longer clear what 'underground' means.) Even the electronic noises on 'Year Zero' sound a bit old-fashioned: a throwback to the days when computer-generated music was full of static and blips. If 'Year Zero' feels warm and, for better and worse, familiar, this is why. It’s not really a cautionary tale: it’s a reminiscence. "

The New York Times (yes, that's right) reviews the new Nine Inch Nails album and all the associated hidden websites.

And if you go to the main site, you can listen to the whole album for free (but you have to join the mailing list). Listen here.

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