By Lee Smith, eMusic ContributorArriving at the tail end of the '90s British dance boom, Simian Mobile Disco could have easily faded into obscurity along with many of their contemporaries. Over a pair of albums and a string of… more »

By Philip Sherburne, eMusic ContributorIf you're making a list of side projects that have gone on to become more successful than their original lineups, save room at the top for Simian Mobile Disco. The duo's James Ford and Jas… more »

Simian Mobile Disco

By Jason Diamond, eMusic ContributorThe video for "Cerulean," the first single off Simian Mobile Disco's forthcoming record Unpatterns, is going to resonate with you if you grew up in the years 1978-1984, a period otherwise known as the time before… more »

By Ian Gittins, eMusic ContributorThe Black Ghosts' 2008 eponymous debut album emerged into the world with very little fanfare or consequence, but this follow-up may very well make larger waves. The London-based duo of singer-songwriter Simon Lord and producer… more »

By Tim Noakes, eMusic ContributorCreated by Klaxons producer James Ford and James Shaw, his former band mate in defunct UK indie-rock group Simian, Attack Decay Sustain Release, their debut album as Simian Mobile Disco, is an intense electro romp… more »

By Peter Shapiro, eMusic ContributorYou'd be justified in feeling a good degree of skepticism toward what must be the 7,000th electropop revival album since the end of the '80s — particularly after learning that it includes cameos from the… more »