The most political of the post-punk bands reunite here for their first album in 35 years with A-list producer and super-fan Paul Epworth (Adele). To 21st-century ears, titles like Citizen Zombie or The Immaculate Deception will sound like dated agitpop from another era. And to some extent these songs are just that: accurate takedowns of the state of things set to backings that, as of old, draw from funk, dub and jazz. “Choose a fucking big television!” rants Nations, poignantly. Stick around, though, and the music gets better and better, with the out-and-out xx-y Age of Miracles breaking sonically satisfying new ground.
