I know this song is super old, but I’m posting it anyway, just because I feel like it.

I think Ratatat was one of the first fully instrumental bands that I really appreciated. I was totally digging their “Classics” album and saw them live and it was a hoot (although, it was rather creepy how the girls up front were caressing the legs and inner thighs of both band members whenever they stood at the front of the stage. True story). And then I started listening to “LP3″ a whole lot more and I realized that as much as I loved “Classics”, I liked this album way way more. I know that some will heartily disagree (and hopefully some will heartily agree as well) but now when I listen to “Classics”, it sounds as if all of the songs came from the same family. Such is not the case on “LP3″.

No, this album was much more experimental (which I guess is reason enough why it’s not as well-loved). And I think there’s a whole lot more variety too. A much wider range of sounds and melodies. And I think in many ways it’s a much darker album (well, perhaps aside from the jubilant “Brulee”). My favorite track from this album, “Shempi”, is also perhaps among the more underrated Ratatat tunes. I know that this is nothing new to any of us, but I still think it’s worth giving it another listen. And I’ve been wanting to talk about Ratatat forever, so now seemed like a good time since we just found out yesterday that there is a new album on the horizon in the VERY near future. Get pumped WHAT WHAT

Ratatat – Shempi

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