Music Review

Donkey (2008)

CSS

Reviewed by Leah Greenblatt | Jul 25, 2008

Leah Greenblatt

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EW's GRADE

C+

Details Release Date: Jul 22, 2008; Lead Performance: CSS; Genre: Electronica

Image credit: Roberta Ridolfi

BRAZILIAN WACK CSS disappoints with Donkey, an uninspired follow-up to its cheekier 2006 debut

Back in 2006, Brazilian art punks CSS cannonballed into the staid indie-rock kiddie pool, with cheeky jams about Paris Hilton and too-cool-for-school Brooklyn bands. Then they scored big with the unlikely iPod-ad anthem ''Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex.'' But it's hard to reconcile the nose-thumbing anarchy of CSS' debut with Donkey, its lackluster follow-up. Despite momentary highs like ''Rat Is Dead (Rage)'' and ''Move,'' the entire album feels muffled by standard dance-punk grooves and generic call-to-party lyrics. In the end, it just comes off like treading water. C+
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Originally posted Jul 25, 2008 Published in issue #1004 Aug 01, 2008 Order article reprints

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