Le Tigre - This Island
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Artist: Le TigreBrand: Baker & Taylor
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2004-10-19
Model: 00602498637005
Music Label: Umvd Labels
Soundtracks:
- On The Verge
- Seconds
- Don't Drink Poison
- After Dark
- Nanny Nanny Boo Boo
- TKO
- Tell You Now
- New Kicks
- Viz
- This Island
- I'm So Excited
- Sixteen
- Punker Plus
Music reviews of This Island
Music Review: More synthetic but just as genuine
Rating: 4 Stars
This Island is the first album since Le Tigre signed onto Universal, i.e.: a larger major label. This album is much more polished than those previously released and this has pros and cons. While the songs on this album could easily be heard on the radio, at a club or even as a backdrop for a commercial...they can seem less authentic at times. If you didn't pay attention to the lyrics you might find it to be formulaic and slightly uncharacteristic of this imaginative band....but the lyrics remind you of whom you are listening to. From the get-go, this album made me question what is said in fun and what is sincere, but I think they felt the need to sort of poke fun at mainstreaming and the balance between being music artists* and conveying eco-feminist messages.
The song "On the Verge" is an electro-rock song that is infused with eighties inflection. "Seconds" is one of my favorite songs. Kathleen belts out politically driven lyrics with an energy that brings Bikini Kill to mind. My only complaint is that it reminds me of "Punk singer" off of Hanna's solo album which was made with the intention of making fun of the generic quality of many punk songs. "Don't Drink Poison" seems to be a song about being anti-sellout and wanting fans to not take information out of context. I value the organization of the lyrics: choppy and inverse at times. There is a whirling sound that has a nightmarish quality in the background. "After Dark" is a really sexy song that is both danceable and thoughtful. It is my favorite, a song to go on repeat or for car boredom. "Nanny Nanny Boo Boo" is a sassy high-beat song with plentiful gender references and one to Cynthia P Caster's Foundation. "TKO" is a chanting reprimand that moves from synthesized stanzas and obvious choruses to a climatic wave before coming to a closure.
"Tell You Now' is a soothing confrontation to past abuse and a gives a voice to past experience that is expected to fade or be suppressed. "New Kicks" is a pro-peace anti-bush anthem. It is the dyke march song for No War. "This is what democracy looks like; this is what democracy sounds like." It is a historical record through song representing the minority that speaks up. "This Island" is a catchy dance song that speaks to the isolation of self and a remembrance of what makes us feel alive. "I'm So Excited" is yes, a cover song, but done with enough originality that it is good. I think it could have done without some of the syllable repetition and emphasis but the reggae hook is quite cute and obviously it is hot to listen to them sing about seduction. "Sixteen" is a slow and rhythmic song about breaking up and wondering what if something could have been different......or not. "Punker Plus" is a really cute song with a signature Le Tigre creativity. It is funny, sarcastic, and genuine and makes you love these girls because they are working it hard for all the right reasons.
Alright, so I gave the album a 4 and maybe now I wanna give it a five but I still think there is a loss of real hand claps, shattering glass, dogs barking and typewriters.......not those things specifically, but you know. Still, buy it. It is good music and you should dance in your kitchen and car to something that says more than blah, blah blah.
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Japanese release featuring a bonus trackAlternative Rock CDs
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