Like a time capsule, the B-52s' first album in 16 years
reanimates that familiar fusion of danceable post-punk and
bizarrely conceived songs of the oldest new wave. After sitting
out 1992’s Good Stuff, Cindy Wilson returns to the love shack,
joining fellow bee-hiver Kate Pierson on mouth-watering vocals
and harmonies circa Wild Planet. Colossal hooks jostle
relentless rhythms, oddball lyrics, and the outrageous voice
of Fred Schneider, who struts like a peacock through this
infectious 11-track mix of frolic and frivolity. The songs
are inspired by Fellini movies ("Juliet of the Spirits"),
Athens, Georgia lore ("Hot Corner"), and the shopping mall
("Funplex"), and thanks to the band’s melody creator, Keith
Strickland, they shimmy, shake, and house-quake all night long.
Out of the blue and virtually as fun as a party out of bounds,
Funplex is a dee-lightful reunion record.

TrackList

cd1
01 pump 04:54
02 hot corner 03:24
03 ultraviolet 04:26
04 juliet of the spirits 04:22
05 funplex 04:07
06 eyes wide open 05:36
07 love in the year 3000 04:15
08 deviant ingrediant 04:51
09 too much to think about 03:47
10 dancing now 04:02
11 keep this party going 04:31

cd2
01 party out of bounds (live) 03:47
02 channel z (live) 05:28
03 roam (live) 05:16
04 strobe light (live) 04:40
05 rock lobster (live) 05:33