Blanket Rule -- the free 5-track EP from UK-based electronic act Breton -- was a good teaser for what was to come, but it was a bit disjointed. And that made sense, given the band's self-described penchant for chopping up and mixing musical genres like they were cooking you a wonderful audio stew. It didn't bother me on the EP, because it was a free EP from a brand-new band, but I worried that this would carry into their full-length and hinder it. It did, but somehow it works this time.
Other People's Problems runs the gamut of musical styles, but it all blends together quite well. It feels like a variety of genres were fed through a filter and infused with Breton's sensibilities. String instrumentation is cut up and turned into a whole new beast, and horn tracks are morphed into an epic beat that trump whatever drums might have been used in any normal situation. It's almost fascinating when you stop and attempt to discern the origins of what you're hearing at the moment.
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