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I haven't heard the album yet, but I find it interesting that they're considered ambassadors for "trip-hop." From what I've read about them, Portishead didn't exactly embrace this kind of labeling. I can see why - now they're being criticized for abandoning a genre that was created by music journalists.
I was excited to read about the new album, and the author is obviously ALLOWED to dislike their music for aesthetic reasons, but I was completely mystified by the thesis here.
Maybe I'm completely off the mark, but isn't this a bit like saying that Jimi Hendrix 'killed' blues by drawing on British psychedelic rockers and cranking up his amps? I'm probably completely off the mark. But that's why I don't write about music! I just criticize those who do. ;-D
Does anyone (other than journalists) listen to music by comparing it to the genre they're supposed to fit into?
I don't get it!
