According to the liner note London After Midnight have been together for at least 10 years.  Within that decade London After Midnight have developed a sound that merges standard goth with dense alternative dance music.  Psycho Magnet encompasses the 8 years between 1989 and 1997, yet it's hard to tell which songs are older recordings and which ones are new.  In some ways that's good because it does make the album flow easier, but on the other hand that's bad because it shows no real development in their style.  Anyone who's gone to a gothic / industrial club in the past 6 months is sure to have heard some of the tracks off of this CD.  Kiss and Where Good Girls Go To Die seem to be the more popular tracks, probably due to the fact that they have a strong dance floor appeal.  Regardless, neither of these tracks seems as strong when simply played at home or in the car.  Both are extremely repetitive with lifeless vocals and moderately paced percussion elements.  Shatter (All My Dead Friends) has a Cure-esque bass line, combined with chiming synth sounds and spiritless vocals.  Sean's light vocals drift over top of ethereal guitar sounds and slow beats on Carry On…Screaming (Ruins).  HATE! Is comprised of echoing vocals, aggressive guitars, and uptempo beats, making it one of the harder tracks on Psycho magnet.  All in all, London After Midnight's sound and style really don't do much for me.  I can hear that there is plenty of talent within their music, but I think that they need to rethink their style and possibly attempt to give each individual track its own life rather than settle for the blueprinted sound that they now produce.
   
METROPOLIS RECORDS                     London After Midnight is:
P.O. Box 54307                                            Michael Areklett / Sean Brennan / Doug Avery / Tamlyn
Philadelphia, PA 19105                              Contact London After Midnight @
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