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Classics by Ratatat

Ratatat

Classics

Release Date: Aug 22, 2006

Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Electronic

Record label: XL

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Album Review: Classics by Ratatat

Excellent, Based on 1 Critic

AllMusic - 80
Based on rating 8/10

There's something strangely melancholic about Ratatat's sophomore record, Classics. Something that rests behind the dancey drum machine beats and the quirky synths, or even the alternating guitars. Outwardly it's a fun album, triumphant and full of majestic refrains and riffs -- you could play it for your indie rock friends if you wanted to get them to dance a little and were too afraid to play Daft Punk or Juan Atkins -- but there's still something in it, introspection gracenoted between the intricate (but never too ornate or over-complicated or even lush) instrument layers and classical arpeggios, contemplation sitting in bittersweet descents and acoustic guitar chords, French cinema- and IDM-induced reflection, that makes it somehow all very sad.

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