Ratatat

A couple years back Ratatat took the electro/art rock concept that Andrew W.K. introduced via the original Party Til You Puke EP and transformed it into something delicate, ornate and uniquely their own. It's tempting to file LP3, the duo's third proper album, in the IDM section, or even in post-rock. But it bubbles with too much pep, too much love for classic rock, to be truly indie. Simply listen to the Brian May-inspired licks on "Mirando" and how they slink over what sounds like a rhythm built from vintage Atari chirps and afrobeat/Tropicalia boogaloo. Now that's neato.

Over the past few years, this Brooklyn duo have been hand-picked to open for Franz
Ferdinand, Daft Punk and Interpol, earning a reputation as stylish electronic music gurus in
the process. On their third album, the stylishness is back, along with a certain elasticity of
sound: LP3 sounds alternately appropriate for indie dance clubs and late-night chillouts,
banking on both mildly cool electro-grooves and more pensive tracks that touch... More >