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Death From Above 1979 makes their considerable racket with only bass, drums, and the occasional Moog squelch assist. This isn't a gimmick -- between Sebastien Grainger's frantic wail and the overdriven bass riffs of Jesse F. Keeler, the duo's You're a Woman, I'm a Machine pulses with a steady, sweaty energy that's punctuated with arena-sized hooks. "Blood on Our Hands" boils dance-punk nearly all the way down, leaving only a relentless hi-hat cymbal, while "Turn It Out" and "Cold War" churn on double-time rhythms and rudimentary, yet completely effective bass runs. The duo's setup certainly limits their range, which means the album can occasionally resemble one long song. But at just over a half-hour, it's over before any questions about the lack of guitars can even start to form. There are hyper indie rock flare-ups, like in the Hot Snakes/Rocket from the Crypt yelp of "Going Steady." And "Sexy Results" is a flirtatious and amplified cross of new wave and Rapture-style strut that comes complete with a cowbell upbeat. Preoccupation with the opposite sex provides some of You're a Woman, I'm a Machine's strongest moments, from Grainger's "I don't need you/I want you" clarification on "Romantic Rights" to the frenetic late-album standout "Pull Out." Other highlights include the title track's layered vocals and wiry punk revivalism, and the subtler "Black History Month," which is a nice break from the record's consistently jerking pace. In the 2000s, dance-oriented energy keeps creeping regularly into rock & roll. On You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, Death from Above 1979 makes people move by exposing the live-wire tension rock music had all along. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
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- Romance Bloody Romance
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- Heads Up EP
- Released 2006
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- You're A Woman, I'm A Machine
- Released 2004
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- Romantic Rights
- Released 2005
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perfection..
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- By Ntratusol
- 7/3/2008 07:42:29
- start to finish this album is perfection, i used to listen to this all the time when i would clean my room and such,i was the only one back in the day who knew who they were at my school,to top that i even wrote a email to them after they broke up saying that i respected them for not selling out and leaving what they did at that because in their short time as a band they achieved exactly what they wanted.....to play for their fans who knew all the words and were there from the beginning and for themselves not for commercial success which is what would have happened had they not broken up, they have true integrity for the sake of their music, so like i said this album is perfect you can't get much more perfect than this nowadays......
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