Divergent from the dour sounds of fellow Scandinavian synth imps, The Knife, Datarock comes across like a Norwegian Ween (with wardrobe tips from Goldie Lookin Chain). Guitar-reliant opener Bulldozer could have come from any number of mid-Nineties indie bands. Computer Camp Love is the heme flung half a decade forward from its 1978 origin, landing squarely in the land of Tandy, Commodore 64, parachute pants, and Trapper Keepers.
Bubbly disco masterclass FaFaFa follows; don t fret, the song is not to be mistaken for anything in the Guster canon. Ganguro Girl wrests Japanophile fetishism away from the bony hands of Gwen Stefani, with deliberate lounge-appropriate crooning that tops Scott Weiland s Wayne Newton impersonation off that second Stone Temple Pilots album. Hidden in the middle, See What I Care demands repeat visits.
Fans of The Presets and Pleasure, take note - electro-pop has rediscovered its sense of humor. login to comment on this article. Divergent from the dour sounds of fellow Scandinavian synth imps, The Knife, Datarock comes across like a Norwegian Ween (with wardrobe tips from Goldie Lookin Chain).
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