It's nothing short of amazing that The Avalanches have returned with a follow up to their 2000 debut, the ubiquitous
Since I Left You
. I mean, what were you doing sixteen years ago? Studying for your first grade spelling test? Being pissed off that Bush was elected president? As the years passed, the expectation of a new record or
reunion
from the Australian electronic collective dwindled to near nothing, but here we are today, with a whole record in full. It's been a good lead up, with samples of what was to come with tracks like
"Frankie Sinatra
." So leave work a little early, find a nice field of grass to lie in, and take in their new album, Wildflower, in full.