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 only used equipment made prior to 1983 and tried tapping into Fela Kuti, Afrika Bambaataa and Kraftwerk. The next single “The Pretender” sounds more like their old inspiration Devo swiveling into an anthemic disco and “Song Of Myself” kick (with a little of Duran Duran’s “Rio” at the start), but who’s keeping track(suit)? You can see Red‘s album cover in larger form while you take a listen.
Red is out late summer via Nettwerk.
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this is sweet!!! haha
lol “Rio”
… it’s fun and enjoyable
Yeah and you can use it for hangover!
red is freakin awesome! datarock is ridiculous live, just saw them the other day . definitely worth it!
Amoizing album from these guys! I recommend it to errrrvrybody!