Ladytron Witching Hour (20th Anniversary Edition) 45rpm 2LP

Originally released in 2005 by Island records in the UK and Europe, and by Rykodisc in the US, Witching Hour is the third studio album from the Liverpool formed electric outfit Ladytron, now celebrating 20 years since its release. Described at the time by Pitchfork as "the most urgent and immediate of their career," it contains notable singles "Sugar," "International Dateline" and "Destroy Everything You Touch."

Ladytron — Helen Marnie, Mira Aroyo, Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu — formed in 1999 and sparked an entire movement in music pop culture powered by vintage synths and electro-rock engines.

their most humane work, with abrasive atmospherics akin to those of My Bloody Valentine

those who have loved Ladytron's move toward a mix of harsher electro and lighter pop elements will find this a welcome progression, and seemingly a natural one too

Ladytron's greatest accomplishment here is the atmosphere of cool beauty it creates immediately and maintains to the finish. It's rare for an album to transport you so fully onto its own terrain, and Witching Hour is a worthwhile retreat

Witching Hour is the album that Ladytron always seemed capable of, and its dark, dreamy-yet-catchy spell makes it the band's most sophisticated, and best, work to date.