30-04-2012, 13:26
online listen
Vampire Weekend all over this one
maybe some MGMT
a lot of near likes
potential with a push from a single
1.5 from me and not yet rated by the pros at allmusic
from the album - Sebastian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qENCdcWvnhM
released May 1st, 2012
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Bio - from allmusic
With a sound thatâs as exuberant as it is infectious, Athens, Georgia dance-pop quartet Reptar have been scuffing
up dancefloors since they formed in 2008. Featuring the talents of Andrew McFarland, Ryan Engelberger, Graham
Ulicny, and William Kennedy, the band brings danceable electronic rock into the modern era with a sound that evokes
the classic synth-drenched funk of Prince and densely layered dance-pop of bands like Passion Pit. The band toured
for a couple years, delivering buzzworthy performances at showcases like South by Southwest, before bringing the
party to the masses with its debut EP, Oblangle Fizz Yaâll, in 2011.
Album Review - from allmusic
Athens, Georgia's latest answer to neo-psychedelic electro-pop, Reptar, expand on the amiable melodies and
rambunctious energy of last year's debut EP Oblangle Fizz Y'all with their first full-length, Body Faucet. The band
is as colorful, quirky and freewheeling as its namesake -- a Godzilla-like character from '90s Nickelodeon animated
series Rugrats -- and on the new record they dig deeper into their worldbeat influences, adding an even sunnier
sheen to their already exuberant sonics. But like the show that inspired their name, Reptar aren't just fluffy fun;
beneath their shimmering synths and hard driving beats are stories of identity and relationships, forming
connections not only on the dance floor but in the heart. Take album opener and leadoff single "Sebastian"; its
highlife guitar plinks and rousing choir of "ohs" give the impression of simple summer days, but the lyrics reveal
a story of sexual awakening ("Succumbed by emotion I just don't care / I wanna sleep with you next to me / Show you
what I want to mean"), while "Ghost Bike", Body Faucet's most outwardly pensive offering, reflects on witnessing
and surviving a friend's death ("Nothing I can do or say / Fingers wanna touch you / My fingers wanna make you
stay") against a restrained backdrop of piano and haunted electronic oscillations. Sometimes the concepts are more
abstract, as "Orifice Origami" employs surrealist lyrics ("I was the last one, wandering, caught up in the river /
I'm lucid and in disarray") and makes harmony out of buoyant beats and jagged guitar. And sometimes Reptar just
want to get down, best captured with the mischievous "Houseboat Babies", a sort of MGMT-meets-Daft Punk tune that
proclaims, "all we want from life is big boy beds and a climax in our heads". That line really says it all; Reptar
aren't afraid to grow up but they're gonna have fun getting there, and with Body Faucet they succeed in doing both.
Track Listing
1. Sebastian
2. Please Don't Kill Me
3. Isoprene Bath
4. Orifice Origami
5. Houseboat Babies
6. Natural Bridge
7. Ghost Bike
8. New House
9. Thank You Gliese 370 b
10. Sweet Sipping Soda
11. Three Shining Suns
12. Water Runs
Vampire Weekend all over this one
maybe some MGMT
a lot of near likes
potential with a push from a single
1.5 from me and not yet rated by the pros at allmusic
from the album - Sebastian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qENCdcWvnhM
released May 1st, 2012
Bio - from allmusic
With a sound thatâs as exuberant as it is infectious, Athens, Georgia dance-pop quartet Reptar have been scuffing
up dancefloors since they formed in 2008. Featuring the talents of Andrew McFarland, Ryan Engelberger, Graham
Ulicny, and William Kennedy, the band brings danceable electronic rock into the modern era with a sound that evokes
the classic synth-drenched funk of Prince and densely layered dance-pop of bands like Passion Pit. The band toured
for a couple years, delivering buzzworthy performances at showcases like South by Southwest, before bringing the
party to the masses with its debut EP, Oblangle Fizz Yaâll, in 2011.
Album Review - from allmusic
Athens, Georgia's latest answer to neo-psychedelic electro-pop, Reptar, expand on the amiable melodies and
rambunctious energy of last year's debut EP Oblangle Fizz Y'all with their first full-length, Body Faucet. The band
is as colorful, quirky and freewheeling as its namesake -- a Godzilla-like character from '90s Nickelodeon animated
series Rugrats -- and on the new record they dig deeper into their worldbeat influences, adding an even sunnier
sheen to their already exuberant sonics. But like the show that inspired their name, Reptar aren't just fluffy fun;
beneath their shimmering synths and hard driving beats are stories of identity and relationships, forming
connections not only on the dance floor but in the heart. Take album opener and leadoff single "Sebastian"; its
highlife guitar plinks and rousing choir of "ohs" give the impression of simple summer days, but the lyrics reveal
a story of sexual awakening ("Succumbed by emotion I just don't care / I wanna sleep with you next to me / Show you
what I want to mean"), while "Ghost Bike", Body Faucet's most outwardly pensive offering, reflects on witnessing
and surviving a friend's death ("Nothing I can do or say / Fingers wanna touch you / My fingers wanna make you
stay") against a restrained backdrop of piano and haunted electronic oscillations. Sometimes the concepts are more
abstract, as "Orifice Origami" employs surrealist lyrics ("I was the last one, wandering, caught up in the river /
I'm lucid and in disarray") and makes harmony out of buoyant beats and jagged guitar. And sometimes Reptar just
want to get down, best captured with the mischievous "Houseboat Babies", a sort of MGMT-meets-Daft Punk tune that
proclaims, "all we want from life is big boy beds and a climax in our heads". That line really says it all; Reptar
aren't afraid to grow up but they're gonna have fun getting there, and with Body Faucet they succeed in doing both.
Track Listing
1. Sebastian
2. Please Don't Kill Me
3. Isoprene Bath
4. Orifice Origami
5. Houseboat Babies
6. Natural Bridge
7. Ghost Bike
8. New House
9. Thank You Gliese 370 b
10. Sweet Sipping Soda
11. Three Shining Suns
12. Water Runs
