Putting aside the questions of whether The Inevitable End will really mark the dissolution of more than two decades of the Norwegian electro-pop duo Röyksopp, the group's new record is another worthy entry in a discography of surprisingly human electronic music. This one goes down a bit of a darker road, much like some of the songs near the end of the group's standout record Junior, and that tone makes it occasionally drag in some spots. Two ponderously long and uninteresting songs ("You Know I Have To Go" and "Compulsion", both featuring Jamie Irrepressible on vocals) damn near derail the entire album, and the five bonus tracks are a tad unnecessary, but fortunately there are still plenty of beat-driven songs from the near future to bob your head to while speeding down a dark road. (Robyn doing vocals on two tracks certainly doesn't hurt, either.) "Monument," "Save You," and "Rong' are easy choices for high points, and "Thank You" is a fitting end if Röyksopp really is going to call it a day. — N.I.

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