In "The Pretender," the scarlet-clad Norwegian duo Datarock offer up a Devo-esque anthem (after a "Rio" kick-off) that, lyrically, more or less wants us to know that they are everything to all people -- a believer, an achiever, a boy,... CONTINUE READING CFCF, CHAIRLIFT REMIX DATAROCK»
Posted on October 12, 2009 in , (1 comments)
Tags: CFCF | Chairlift | Datarock | Sufjan Stevens
No matter its form, remixed or as Datarock intended, "Give It Up" is at least partially about hooking you up with an enema. It was also our first listen to the scarlet-clad Norwegians' forthcoming sophomore collection Red, on which they... CONTINUE READING NEW DATAROCK - "THE PRETENDER" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on May 18, 2009 in (6 comments)
Tags: Datarock
When Brandon and I first saw Datarock in some small Oslo club for an Øyafestivalen afterparty (Rockefeller's, maybe?), both of us just couldn't get beyond the gimmick of their dance poses and red jumpsuit apparatus. But I mean, obviously. They... CONTINUE READING NEW DATAROCK VIDEO - "GIVE IT UP"»
Posted on April 2, 2009 in (8 comments)
Tags: Datarock | Glasvegas | Treasure Island
You know the red tracksuits, but you haven't heard the Kissy Sell Out remix of "Give It Up" from the Norwegians' aptly titled forthcoming sophomore album Red. Screw subtlety! On it, they tried nailing a late '70s and early '80s... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP LXXXII: HEAR DATA ROCK REMIXED BY KISSY SELL OUT, WIN A MASTODON PRIZE PACK»
Posted on April 1, 2009 in , (0 comments)
Tags: Datarock | Kissy Sell Out | Mastodon
Tim Burton's cult stop-motion film turns 15 this year, and as previously reported a motley crew of indie and goth-pop acts have recorded covers for an updated soundtrack called Nightmare Revisited. It's fun to hear Polyphonic Spree and Album Leaf... CONTINUE READING DEVOTCHKA, SPARKLEHORSE, ALBUM LEAF COVER THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS»
Posted on October 28, 2008 (8 comments)
Tags: Danny Elfman | Datarock | DeVotchKa | RJD2 | Rodrigo Y Gabriela | Sparklehorse | The Album Leaf | The Polyphonic Spree
Yo Gabba Gabba!, the kiddie show that grabbed our attention with original music from Cornelius and the Shins, has booked lots more bands to appear in season two. Ladytron, MGMT, Mates Of State, Datarock, Hot Hot Heat, the Roots, Jimmy... CONTINUE READING MORE INDIE ROCKERS VISIT YO GABBA GABBA!»
Posted on September 25, 2008 in (28 comments)
Tags: Altered Images | Datarock | Hot Hot Heat | Jimmy Eat World | Ladytron | Mates Of State | MGMT | Mixmaster Mike | The Roots | The Ting Tings | Yo Gabba Gabba!
Get ready goths and Evanescence fans, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary. As part of the spooky fanfare, Billboard reports that Walt Disney Records is putting out Nightmare Revisited, a collection of covers, re-recordings, and... CONTINUE READING THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS REVISITED BY VARIOUS ALT AND INDIE ROCKERS»
Posted on August 13, 2008 (30 comments)
Tags: amiina | Bloc Party | Danny Elfman | Datarock | DeVotchKa | Evanescence | Marilyn Manson | RJD2 | The Polyphonic Spree | Tim Burton
Afterpartying on the last night of CMJ was sort of a doomed enterprise; after catching the Forms, we made our way out to Williamsburg, arriving well in advance of the Black Kids/Peter & Bjorn (no John) Almost Gold party... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: ISLANDS/PROFESSOR MURDER/MUSCLES/FLOSSTRADAMUS/DATAROCK @ VARIOUS VENUES, VARIOUS TIMES, NYC»
Posted on October 22, 2007 in , (3 comments)
Tags: CMJ | Datarock | Flosstradamus | Islands | Muscles | Professor Murder