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Refusing to be satisfied by the familiar, Supersystem has always been ready to destroy a song in order to put it back together again. Hip-hop, electronica, punk rock, so-called world music a little bit of everything has gone into the architecture. This destruct/construct reflex is groomed and refined on the NY/DC quartets latest long player, A Million Microphones. The record's eleven startlingly original tracks are saturated with African-tinged guitar, complex polyrhythms, atmospheric synthesizers, jaunty, funk-fried bass, and infectious beats. To complement Supersystem's tight-knit arrangements, vocalists Pete Cafarella, Rafael Cohen, and Justin Destroyer have transformed an effusive stew of off-kilter lyrical observations into the most potent melodies the band has yet to pen. I think were spending a lot more time on vocals and melodies on A Million Microphones, says Justin, who also plays bass. Id like to think weve improved as singers. We work harder to pull a melody out of a s...