The debut album from British producer quartet Rudimental has already gone gold in the United Kingdom and spawned the hit single “Feel the Love.” The group is considered part of the new British electronic invasion, alongside acts like Disclosure and Duke Dumont, who have also scored big on the U.K. charts. Unlike their groovy work, “Home” isn’t a throwback house affair. Breakbeats, found sounds (actual spoons on “Spoons”) and pedal-to-the-metal energy earn Rudimental the “rude” in its name, recalling the kitchen-sink approach of Basement Jaxx. But top-shelf vocal features (Angel Haze, Foxes, Alex Clare, Emeli Sande) add heart and soul to the mix. Sandé’s album-closer “Free” is breathtaking, an elegantly rendered song of self-acceptance with an extra layer of depth that’s been sorely lacking in pop-wise electronic music. But that complexity might make Rudimental more of an adult listen, rather than fodder for the EDM generation.
