Purple Painted Ladies Odd Future***

A year on from their arrival on the mainstream radar, Odd Future is demonstrating that there’s more to them than de-facto crew leader Tyler, the Creator’s juvenile japery. Last year’s releases from Frank Ocean and Mellowhype provided alternative takes on the Odd Future mantra, while The Internet, starring crew

DJ and engineer Syd tha Kid with Matt Martians, broadens the musical base some more. The pair harness stoner r'n'b, experimental funk, extraterrestrial jazz and neo-soul mantras for an album that isn't short on ideas. What it does lack, however, is the gumption to turn these ideas and intrigue into something that could shake things up like, say, Ocean's Nostalgia, Ultrafrom last year. Tracks such as Fastlaneand Cocaineare the best of the bunch, with everything else sorely in need of a retouch and refocus. oddfuture.com

Download tracks: Fastlane, Cocaine