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"If you grew up with whiteboys who only look at black and Puerto Rican porno/ 'cause they want something that their dad don't got/ Then you know where you're at." It's a startling first line, and much of the ensuing verbiage on this glimpse at the upcoming Why? record Alopecia (also included on the "The Hollows" 12") is almost as provocative -- though in a more personal sense, with Yoni Wolf muttering cocky confessionals: "Blowin' kisses to disinterested bitches/ Playin' lead lay in a bad way on Broadway/ Sending sexy instant messages to my ex's new man/ 'cause I can." It all has the feel of a dawn-break post-sex-and-booze-addled comedown, and Boards of Canada remix this into even slyer territory-- they've been known to drone away at hypnotic downtempo funk before (see: "Aquarius"), but nothing on Music Has the Right to Children, much less The Campfire Headphase, would prepare fans for a slow-ride beat that sounds like it could've come off a UGK record. (At least until the psychedelic pow-wow/drumline percussion kicks in.)