CD Review

When Ratatat first popped up a few years ago, their intriguing collection of drum beats and spacey guitar work set them apart from most bands. Sure, other instrumentals were eyeing the same avenues, but Ratatat put the mental n instrumental with their border-breaking goldmine of catchy as fuck beats and just plain  solid songs.

Weaving their instrumentals through the cosmic ringer is what Ratatat does best. Their sound hasn't swayed over the years; rather, they're continuously improving the foundations they've laid on Classics, adding layers and bringing more than just a few instruments into the fold. Anyone that can creatively splice tiger sounds with programmed drumbeats is world class. Some might complain that Classics is just more of the same, but the person sitting near by is sure to lean over and tell them to keep quiet... at least until the song ends.