Omega La La
Album | Rubblebucket
Charming summer dance-party fun.
The second album by Brooklyn collective Rubblebucket shares roughly the same headspace as some of their contemporaries: the worldly dance suss of Yeasayer, the occasionally off-kilter harmonies and song structures of Dirty Projectors, the generally upbeat vibe of Vampire Weekend. But the eight-piece group also look back to a near-forgotten moment in the early 1980s when the nascent indie scene (especially in a dreary U.K. suffering through the rise of Thatcherism) was suddenly awash in faux-tropical bands featuring horn sections and percussion-driven, Caribbean-flavored dance beats alongside the post-punk synths. While Omega La La probably doesn't portend a full-fledged revival of the glory days of Pigbag and Tom Tom Club, tracks like the absurdly catchy single "Came Out Of A Lady" and the nearly as groove-tastic "L'Homme" are joyous, unfettered fun, and frontwoman Kalmia Traver has one of the most appealing voices to come down the pike in a while.
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