Datarock "Datarock Datarock" Era: Nune 12
Jun 11, 2007 9:03:24 GMT -5
Post by areyoureadytojump on Jun 11, 2007 9:03:24 GMT -5
ARTIST: DATAROCK
ALBUM: DATAROCK DATAROCK (Nettwerk)
Kitschy is an understatement when it comes to red-jumpsuit-clad Norwegian duo Datarock. Its debut album is infused with Talking Heads-style dance rock that compares BMX bikes to sex (the former, they claim, is better) and references Olivia Newton-John and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Peculiar lyrical content aside, the album is an electronic retro dance-a-thon replete with keyboard blips and funky basslines. The tongue-in-cheek call-and-response of "Computer Camp Love" takes a drum machine-fueled bite at the "Grease" fave "Summer Nights," while the accelerated groove of "Fa-Fa-Fa" wouldn't sound out of place on a !!! or Rapture album. "New Song" borders on trying-too-hard irony but makes up for it with a heavy mashup of organ and thrashing guitars. On a lighter note, the sweeping synths of "I Will Always Remember" add a glittery disco touch to the final track.
ALBUM: DATAROCK DATAROCK (Nettwerk)
Kitschy is an understatement when it comes to red-jumpsuit-clad Norwegian duo Datarock. Its debut album is infused with Talking Heads-style dance rock that compares BMX bikes to sex (the former, they claim, is better) and references Olivia Newton-John and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Peculiar lyrical content aside, the album is an electronic retro dance-a-thon replete with keyboard blips and funky basslines. The tongue-in-cheek call-and-response of "Computer Camp Love" takes a drum machine-fueled bite at the "Grease" fave "Summer Nights," while the accelerated groove of "Fa-Fa-Fa" wouldn't sound out of place on a !!! or Rapture album. "New Song" borders on trying-too-hard irony but makes up for it with a heavy mashup of organ and thrashing guitars. On a lighter note, the sweeping synths of "I Will Always Remember" add a glittery disco touch to the final track.
