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Move over bossa nova! There's a new beat coming out of Brazil in the form of Cansei de Ser Sexy (Portuguese for "Tired of Being So Sexy"), and it's raucous. CSS consists of six 20-something Sao Paulistas who are injecting some international exuberance into the Seattle-based Sub Pop label. The only inkling that the group hails from the Southern Hemisphere is the smattering of Brazilian-tinged Portuguese that peppers the album, along with a barely detectable accent in lead singer Lovefoxxx's delivery. The CSS sound is far from traditional folksy world music; rather, it's a mishmash of '80s new wave, electronica, danceable beats, and cheeky lyrics (which are just a bit naughty). Think Berlin and Blondie, with a dash of Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Muffin Spencer of Brassy. This largely female group (all women except the drummer) will have you running to the dance floor in your slouchy boots and skinny jeans faster than you can say "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above"--the first single from the album. --Renata Sadunas

Album Description
From Brazil, CSS is the first South American band Sub Pop has foisted upon the global marketplace. The title is Portuguese for "Tired Of Being Sexy" and the sound is a thick, pulsating thing full of haphazard synths and a come-on of call and response that tears down any attempt at posturing. It's equal parts rock mantra and throwback into something new, transcending boundaries of genre and geography. It goes full speed into dance territory, into the unknown and untouched, to emerge all hot and bothered with wild electro-rock. Quick, tightly-wound, unfastened, and supreme.

Album Description
Major-label reissue of debut album from Sao Paolo indie sensations, who met on social networking sites, formed without being able to play a note and claim that the internet is their homeland. Their raw fusion of untutored, shambolic primitivism, punk energy, electronic noises and Latin American sexiness makes for a short, sweet blast of far out pop music that sounds like nothing else.

Album Details
Major-label Reissue of Debut Album from Sao Paolo Indie Sensations, who Met on Social Networking Sites, Formed Without Being Able to Play a Note and Claim that the Internet is their Homeland. Their Raw Fusion of Untutored, Shambolic Primitivism, Punk Energy, Electronic Noises and Latin American Sexiness Makes for a Short, Sweet Blast of Far Out Pop Music that Sounds Like Nothing Else.

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5 out of 5 stars

"Owff tha hoook" - bustin' at the seams with enthusiasm August 7, 2006
11 out of 14 found this review helpful

Gimme a C! Gimme an S! Gimme another S! What does that spell? FUN!!! The latest addition to the Sub Pop family comes from Sao Paulo, Brazil! Although the band photo looked like a teenage version of Katrina And The Waves, the only other thing in common with that band is perhaps their stratospheric energy level. CSS are totally gleeful, brightly hued and tingling with electricity. It's like they took all these incredibly familiar pop hooks from the last few decades and made all new songs around them. But here's the giant good thing about it -- they sounds completely earnest. There's not a smidge of hipster irony (well, maybe except for the songs like "Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above" and "Meeting Paris Hilton" which is one of the better tunes). Fans of The Go Team will surely take a shine to this group. Positively bustin' at the seams with enthusiasm, they maintain the energy level of a half dozen pep squads throughout the eleven tunes, bubbling over at a breezy tempo. An aside, we were particularly charmed by their pronunciation of "Owff tha hoook". Folks with delicate ears, please note that they do have a bit of a pottymouth... although from their lips it comes across as pretty innocuous. Three cheers for CSS! Psst, in case you were wonderin', the album's title translates from Portuguese to English as "Tired Of Being Sexy". Ooh, such a burden, innit?

5 out of 5 stars

One of the best of 06 January 2, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful

Despite positive critical review, it seems sad that this very interesting Brazilian group haven't recieved the attention i'm sure they need.
To start, this group's music is pretty much fun disguised as a album. Totally bizarre, fuzzy, bouncy, warm beats fill the songs with other random sounds of the same nature. But those looking for good pop sound, dont' despair. CSS is one of those few blessed groups who's work can be expermental and random, and yet somehow keep a very charming pop sense.
Honestly, this is fun music for people who take their music seriously. Buy it and find yourself bouncing around to the blippy beats of "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above" or catch yourself mimicing the confident delivery of the line's "I'm offffff daa hooooook..i'm ooffff daa hoooook baby.." It'll happen.
Its hard to find an artist who would exactly compare to them..but I will say that the songs would find themselves at home between songs by groups like Shiny Toy Guns, Ladytron, The Rapture and Peaches.

4 out of 5 stars

fresh, catchy brazil party pop rock July 14, 2006
7 out of 9 found this review helpful

i listen to all kinds of music and i bought the cd after i saw the "lets make love..." video. they are a unique catchy band with great party beats. i love the singers voice. the lyrics are cool, a couple songs alittle weird, but overall a very good album, and gives pop rock a GOOd name.

5 out of 5 stars

The most satisfying album of 2006 July 24, 2006
7 out of 12 found this review helpful

CSS artfully blends indie rock with dance music. Sexy Lovefoxxx rocks overalls and sassy/ironic lyrics like no other. Natural Brazilian beauty is welcome in a genre inhabited by scruffy nerds.

Comparable to Goo era Sounic Youth, Tom Tom Club, Pavement, Le Tigre, Miss Kittin and even the Dead Milkmen. One of the few albums to successfully bridge indie sounds from the 1980s, 1990s and 00s.

CSS is a brilliant album from start to finish that gets better and better with each spin.

This is only the beginning. Their next album will be as crucial and important as Nirvana's Nevermind.

4 out of 5 stars

Prepare to have good time ! March 10, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful

This Brazilian six-piece - five girls, one bloke - made waves last year, prompting the re-release of this debut with some hefty major label backing.

And there's no doubt that their mash-up of disco, electro pop and indie deserves a wider audience.

It is cheeky, sexy, and very tuneful, and relishes in a confidence that opens up with the knowing, brassy stomp of "CSS Suxxx", goes on to gently diss Paris Hilton ("Meeting Paris Hilton"), and generally luxuriates in a ridiculous sense of fun and a determination to have a good time.

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