★★★★★
In a development that would make Newt Gingrich proud, pop musichas downsized itself during the last few years. From homemade,lo-fi underground rock to the subdued R&B; grooves of producerDallas Austin, the music has become subtler ? not to mention morehuman ? than it's been in years...
- ew.com
2011-03-03
★★★★★
shameless ripoffs to be proud of ("Things That Make You Go Hmmmm . . . ," "Here We Go, Let's Rock & Roll")
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
This high-energy album has all the makings of a dance-club hit. For one thing, Gonna Make You Sweat's title track sounds like a composite of 1990's most memorable pop/dance tunes ? a screeching bass line (reminiscent of Snap's "The Power Jam"), wailing lead vocals sung by former Weather Girl Martha Wash (the real voice behind Black Box's "Everybody Everybody"), and up-tempo beats that reek of Technotronic...
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
This thriving underground community has its own rules of dress and attitude, not to mention musical instrumentation. While proud of its nonmainstream sensibility, the genre is constantly caught between outlaw status and popular acceptance, and as a result, it must keep reinventing itself to avoid the big co-optation lurking around the corner. Alternative rock? Heavy metal? No, it's dance music, as thriving and diverse a subculture as any in pop...
- ew.com
2009-06-12