Oneida: Rated O

Label: Jagjaguwar

Oneida, a band that has spent more than a decade mixing grand statements with grand absurdity, tops itself yet again with Rated O — a triple-disc (in both formats) release that is worthy throughout the entirety of its roughly 100 minutes. From the first track on disc one — the confoundingly wicked “Brownout in Lagos,” which could be some warped product of South London — through to disc three’s closer, “Folk Wisdom,” this power quintet (with the full-on additions of Snaps London and Showtime to the core trio of Kid Millions, Baby Jane and Bobby Matador) ratchets their weird, Brooklyn-mit-kraut energy to the breaking point. We need to reclaim the word “amazing” from the feckless hipsters who’ve been using it to describe every crumpled soda-can in the street, because Rated O is f***ing amazing man! Thank your parents for Oneida. (Edgar)