The Whispering Wall

For the last 25 years, the Legendary Pink Dots have been one of the most consistently innovative and intriguing bands around. Their unusual mixture of psychedelic whimsy, industrial gloom, and Alice-In-Wonderland textural madness has made them a constant presence on the fringes of the cult music scene. "The Whispering Wall" is the Legendary Pink Dots' latest album and third release on ROIR. The Pink Dots know that the future, our manmade future, is coming. And it's coming to get us. Whereas 2002's "All The King's Men" relied heavily on lush, weighty soundscapes, "The Whispering Wall" provides Ka-Spel's poetry more room to flourish. Prophetic lyrics and haunting vocals envelope the listener; each song a continuation of the ongoing story the LPD tell — either through whimsical songs about Humpty Dumpty's travails, or frightful anecdotes about a society increasingly dependent on technology yet perilously incapable of doing without it. It just may be the most intriguing story you've heard in a very long time — until their next release.