I've been listening to Datarock a lot lately, and I have got to say, they are candy, that is if music could be in the form of candy. I'd chew on this band's music all day if I could.
Above, is Datarock's video for "Fa-Fa-Fa," but "Computer Camp Love" is just as good, these being the pair's two main hits. I'll take the background information about Datarock from Wikipedia, the world's darling and reliable source*.
Datarock is a Norwegian band. The band describes their sound as "a mixture of musical styles [they] like." A trio of friends, Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O'Brien, conceived the group while at a festival in Bergen, and soon hired Tom Mæland. O'Brien and Mæland later left the band, but the duo of Saroea and Mosnes continued the project. The Datarockers list their major artistic influences as Devo, Talking Heads and the Happy Mondays. The band has released three EPs and their debut album, Datarock Datarock, was released in 2005 in 10 countries on the band's own label, YAP (Young Aspiring Professionals), receiving favourable reviews, especially in the UK. They made an appearance in Australia's Triple J Hottest 100 with the single "Computer Camp Love" in 2005, placing at #12.
Their song "Fa, fa, fa" will be featured in a new Coca Cola advert.
Fredrik Saroea also has solo aspirations and has recorded several individual tracks, including a duet with fellow Norwegian pop-star Annie.
WELL, ANNIE is just as sugar-coated as Datarock is, but she isn't quite as funny. The teasing of Grease in "Computer Camp Love" is some of the best incorporating of another source in a song ever. The EP and Datarock Datarock are not only exceedingly touted, but are, in my opinion, so awesome.
mp3:
Datarock - Computer Camp Love
Datarock - I Used to Dance with My Daddy
Datarock - Maybelline
Datarock - Nightflight
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Everyone - Get into the DATAROCK fad.
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