FOUR TET

There Is Love in You

[Domino]

Even those who aren’t fans of electronic music would find it difficult not to be impressed by Kieran Hebden’s resume. A former member of the U.K. post-rock band Fridge, Hebden embarked on a solo career a decade ago under the moniker Four Tet, and since then has recorded four albums, opened for Radiohead and provided remixes for an eclectic group of artists that includes everyone from Bloc Party to Black Sabbath. While Hebden has progressed musically and earned the respect of his peers after his modest “folktronica” beginnings, his fifth full-length is a frustratingly drowsy affair. These nine inoffensive instrumental tracks, with their gentle atmospherics, repetitive beats and soothing synth bloops, would be right at home in the background of a vitamin water commercial. Sadly, there’s been no wake-up call by the final track, “She Just Likes to Fight,” itself the musical equivalent of a shrug of the shoulders. –Jesse Thompson