New CSS Video - "Rat Is Dead (Rage)"
It's still too early to say whether our first listen of CSS's forthcoming Donkey is representative of an overarching shift to slicker and new wavier studio sounds, or is just a one-off radio single, but this heavily pixilated official video shows that whatever the aural aura, Lovefoxxx will dress like everyday is art school graduation day. The camera occasionally whips around too fast to tell if the clip's slyly stitched together multiple takes, but they're going for a single-shot effect, with the band standing in a sloppy line on a huge soundstage under strobes and Lovefoxxx falling (and Fall-ing) all over the place.
Even if the track doesn't get too spunky, you can tell Lovefoxxx hasn't outgrown her energy. The song isn't bad necessarily, but I'm hoping they balance the calculated punk takes with the off-kilter anthems. That's what made CSS different, at a time when most everything sounds the same. I can always pull at random from the promo pile for compressed and gated post-punk stuff. To go:
CSS - "Rat Is Dead (Rage)" (MP3)
Donkey is out 7/22 via Sub Pop.
Posted at 4:47 PM by amrit in Video
Tags: CSS
my ears and eyes are bleeding.
also it's not Halloween
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New album blows.
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Unfortunately, this is the best track off the upcoming album.
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I think the new album's okay. A bit more "rock" than the previous one, which will piss off the people who wanted them to make a carbon copy of the first record. They clearly got better as musicians. I think the veneration of musical incompetence is one of indie music's great failings. But that's just me. I liked CSS before and I still like them now.
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If the veneration of musical incompetence is one of indie music's great failings for you, then I'm surprised you like CSS who clearly don't know how to play their instruments or sing very well. I suppose they are good at taking direction from the one musical talent in the band, and they're alright as a live act.
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i was waiting for that..thanks
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suck a penner
this song is fan-fucking-tastic
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nup, still sounds like the Sahara Hotnights to me
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BoooooorrrrrrinK
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i sort-of liked the first album but i couldnt even listen to the whole of this it was so dull. they appear to have lost their spark and the song seems really over-worked.
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You haven't even heard the album yet to be judging it you brain fucked moron.
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this band is nothing but irritating.
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england really loves them
*shrug*
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the album hasn't leaked yet, so I don't get how people are hating it already.
the version that had leaked is the 30 seconds preview from the Amazon site looped endlessly.
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leaked about a week ago.
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leaked the looped version, that I talked about on my previous comment.
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rate is dead SUX!!!
but the new album is really good. There are only about a handful of songs that I don't tike and in my opinion the single is the worst song on the album. Don't be fooled the old CSS is still present on the album!!
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