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Cansei De Ser Sexy
by CSS
This Brazilian dance-rock outfit may be "Tired Of Being Sexy," but that didn't stop Sub Pop from making them the first South American addition to its roster. This is their debut.
| LABEL: |
Sub Pop |
| RELEASE DATE: |
11 July 2006 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Indie, Rock |
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90
Tiny Mix Tapes
CSS's music is almost immediately infectious and surprisingly poppy.
83
Stylus Magazine
Lots of handclaps, woo woo backing vocals, and laughs amid funny observations about contemporary urban hipster life reveal an assured and charming debut.
80
Under The Radar
CSS’s debut is the real deal: eleven cuts of infectiously syncopated, tuneful post-punk that just may be the summer’s perfect soundtrack. [#14]
80
Dusted Magazine
If it weren't all so much fun, CSS would be really objectionable. But if it wasn't so objectionable, it certainly wouldn't be this much fun.
80
Slant Magazine
There's not a song on the album that isn't catchy as all hell, but there are times when CSS... sound like Cibo Matto performing covers of The Shaggs.
80
The Guardian
They sound like an unlikely, brilliantly wrong fusion of Tom Tom Club, dance culture and the Fall.
80
Alternative Press
Quite an impressive start. [Aug 2006, p.206]
80
Uncut
There's a gleeful, shonky exuberance to this debut all their own. [Aug 2006, p.88]
80
Prefix Magazine
Cansei de Ser Sexy works not because of its ability to break new musical ground but because of its ability to borrow from other influences and use them in new ways to avoid sounding totally contrived.
80
Playlouder
An exceptional debut.
80
Q Magazine
Their 11 post-punk/hip-hop songs are brittle, but catchy and fun. [Sep 2006, p.107]
80
Dot Music
Crucially, CSS skilfully weave references not only to our OK magazine neurosis but the last few decades of music too, with a sophisticated mash of indie, '80s pop, disco and electro.
70
All Music Guide
The record is very reminiscent of the Sounds' 2006 release Dying to Say This to You, because of the sassy, provocative vocals as well as the overall mood.
70
PopMatters
If only they can iron out this dichotomy between their more sophisticated looks at twenty-something hipster love and these over-the-top sex-me cuts, CSS could last longer than just being your latest summer crush.
70
Blender
They're not the kind of band that ages well... [but] one hot summer is all they need. [Aug 2006, p.107]
70
The New York Times
A gleeful throwback to early-1980's art-school pop.
65
Lost At Sea
Cansei De Ser Sexy is an intriguing group with a lot of budding talent and real potential.
64
Filter
As assured as it is unfinished. [#21, p.95]
60
Pitchfork
When they stop arching their eyebrows and put some work into doing time-tested pop stuff, they can be great.
60
Urb
It succeeds in the same subversive manner Peaches did six years ago. [Jul/Aug 2006, p.118]
60
Drowned In Sound
Once all is done and danced – in under 35 minutes – there’s no immediate desire to go around again.
60
Observer Music Monthly
It's often quite wonderful, occasionally pretty woeful, but endearingly frantic and chaotic.
58
Almost Cool
Basically, Cansei De Ser Sexy sounds like a thirty minute dance party full of shouted vocal lines and vapid lyrics.
56
cokemachineglow
Cansei de Ser Sexy is a catchy, brief, and sweaty romp, but nothing that will wow, nothing that’ll smart, nothing that’ll leave a phone number next to the dildo on the bedside table the morning after.
50
Billboard
All the elements for a smart, catchy dance-rock album seem to be in place, but the final product still remains slightly unstructured and rehashed.
40
Spin
These flat-voiced, fleetingly funky gangsta rips are too detached to be adorable. [Aug 2006, p.76]
30
Delusions of Adequacy
Cansei de Ser Sexy is just so acutely gaudy and trashy that, despite an abundance of spunk and sneer, it comes off as disaffected and impossibly irritating.
The average user rating for this album is 7.9 (out of 10) based on 44 User Votes
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