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On its second studio album, 2008's DONKEY, the Brazilian dance/post-punk act CSS (Cansei de Ser Sexy) dials down its confrontational pop-art attitude ("Meeting Paris Hilton" from its self-titled Sub Pop debut), but keeps churning out beat-heavy tunes. A kinder CSS, perhaps, but not necessarily a gentler one, as best evinced on fierce tracks such as "Left Behind" and "How I Became Paranoid," where bold synth stabs are gamely met with searing guitar lines. Frontwoman Lovefoxxx and company do find time for a somewhat tender moment, on the light, cheekily titled "Beautiful Song," though even that tune can't help but descend into a Talking Heads-like rhythmic workout.
Audio Mixer: Mark "Spike" Stent.
Recording information: Trama, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Photographers: Luiza Sá; Adriano Cintra.
CSS: Carolina Parra, Luiza Sa, Lovefoxxx, Adriano Cintra.
Personnel: Adriano Cintra (vocals, bass guitar, background vocals); Adriano Cintra (vocals, background vocals); Lovefoxxx (vocals); Luiza Sa, Luiza Sá (guitar, keyboards, cowbells); Carolina Parra, Carolina Parra (guitar, keyboards, background vocals); Ana Rezende Dos Anjos (guitar, keyboards).
Rolling Stone (p.94) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Their second album is long on exuberance and short on pretension: 'Jager Yoga' banks on a catchy shout-along chorus and stabbing electro-riffs, and throughout, CSS liven up their art pop with guitar spills and gritty keyboards." Spin (p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "DONKEY is a bluntly assertive, drunk-in-the-afternoon, neon-stretch-pants-on-inside-out party record for the un-self-serious set." Alternative Press (p.162) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "'Jager Yoga' is fired-up electro-rock windmill-kick and the synth-pop highlight 'Left Behind' manages to be both melancholy and a party jam." CMJ - "The youthful vibrancy of CSS morphs into a more jaded outlook here..." Mojo (Publisher) (p.103) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he glossy synth sounds of 'Move' are as '80s as a lace fingerless glove, while 'Give Up' updates 'Rock Lobster' for YouTube cred..." Blender (Magazine) (p.82) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "DONKEY is harder rocking and occasionally more earnest....Their ear for melody has developed..." Clash (magazine) (p.126) - "[C]ontaining just enough unabashed fun....'Reggae All Night' manages to groove along whilst never sounding remotely like anyone from Jamaica..." Donkey Music | List Price | $13.98 (You save $2.49) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Electronica, Electro | | Label | Sub Pop | | Orig Year | 2008 | | All Time Sales Rank | 72829  | | CD Universe Part number | 7689944 | | Catalog number | 70770 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 22, 2008 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Adriano Cintra; Adriano Cintra; Adriano Cintra | | Engineer | Djamir Filho; Rodrigo Sanchez | | Personnel | Adriano Cintra - vocals, bass guitar, background vocals Carolina Parra - guitar, keyboards, background vocals Lovefoxxx - vocals Luiza Sß - guitar, keyboards, cowbells Ana Rezende Dos Anjos - guitar, keyboards
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