br CSS: Donkey to gallop on Subpop July 21st

Brazilian ElectroPop sensation CSS are preparing for the release of their new studio album “Donkey”. Right in between the next full-length and the first single off the record, the first South American signing on famous Independent label Subpop look ready to broaden their fanbase even more. After covering 90s alternative superhit “Cannonball” (courtesy of The Breeders), CSS announced the release of “Left Behind”, a magnetic discotrack pushed forward by a stubborn analogue bass line and irresistibly dreamy vocals. Scheduled for a worldwide release on July 21st, “Donkey” will be the follow-up to the band’s debut “Cansei de Ser Sexy” (“I got tired of being sexy”), which was ravingly received by the International press, hosted the highest charting single by a Brazilian band in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was followed by tours with popular acts like Gwen Stefani, Ladytron and Klaxons. Two years later, CSS are impatient to present the world with their second coming, as their poignant confession on their MySpace account proves: “We can't stand waiting anymore”.

“Donkey” has been self-produced by CSS and was mixed by Mark “Spike” Spent of Björk and Massive Attack fame in Los Angeles. The album will contain eleven pieces in a spirit Subpop have described as “tough, street-ready, and recreating the frenetic energy of their live shows.” It will be interesting to see how the group will cope with the wave of high anticipation initiated by the media after a string of Brazilian bands arrived at “Western” shores roughly two years ago. The current album by their compatriots Tetine, for one, was equally met with praise and scepticism.

The live shows in support of “Donkey” will be the first to feature the new line-up of the band. After the recording of the album, Bassist Ira Trevisan left the group in friendship, stating: “I decided to move forward and dedicate more of my time to fashion and other projects. Just a big change of priorities, as I will never stop playing music. I am also a bit worried about climate change. People should care more and do something about it. I decided to fly less. CSS will always be in my heart. They said goodbye to their bass player, but they won a new life time fan. In health and sickness, in happiness and so forth. Blah blah blah, so help us God. "

Homepage: CSS at MySpace
Homepage: SubPop Records
By Tobias Fischer, published 2008-07-14

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