The first Gang of Four album since 2005's Return the Gift -- also the post-punk band's first set of original material since 1995's Shrinkwrapped -- Content was funded by fans, whose donations were reciprocated with goods and services ranging from t-shirts to helicopter rides to the 2010 Glastonbury Festival. On this bristling set of agitated, hectoring songs, original members Jon King and Andy Gill are joined by a new rhythm section.
Professional Reviews
Spin (p.72) - "Gill and vocalist Jon King spit out splintered riffs and skewered tropes that approximate the band's peak on grabby party-starters and mesmerizing midtempo grooves."
Alternative Press (p.87) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "CONTENT is an uncompromising experience. Guitarist Andy Gill's riffs sting like a scorpion on the marching 'Who Am I'..."
Billboard (p.32) - "Andy Gill's jagged, often-imitated-but-never-equaled guitar playing sounds glorious in almost any context; he's truly one of the most underrated musicians of his era."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.106) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[The songs] rock with a tense, controlled anger -- targeting everything from vacuous virtual networking to Guantanamo Bay."
Uncut (magazine) (p.87) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "CONTENT's fiery funk will have you bouncing around and beaming at the return of this inspiring, influential unit."
