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Favorite Sessions

Ratatat, 'Nightclub Amnesia' (Live)

KCRW

September 17, 2015 • Watch the Brooklyn electro-rock duo give a searing performance of "Nightclub Amnesia."

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Review

First Listen

Review: Ratatat, 'Magnifique'

July 8, 2015 • These are rock instrumentals that needn't overcompensate for their lack of words. They don't strain to be heard or scramble to stand out, but instead convey coolness that seems effortless.

Songs We Love: Ratatat, 'Cream On Chrome'

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Songs We Love

Songs We Love: Ratatat, 'Cream On Chrome'

WFUV

May 1, 2015 • The irresistible groove of "Cream On Chrome" proves that with a propulsive beat, hooky guitars and a touch of synthesizer, instrumentals can be earworms, too.

Cream On Chrome

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First Listen

First Listen: Ratatat, 'LP4'

May 23, 2010 • LP4 follows up on themes from the Brooklyn electronic rock duo's previous album, but it's not just more of the same. Evan Mast and Mike Stroud have meticulously reworked these songs in the two years since they were recorded; along the way, they've incorporated a full string section and a slew of other instruments. Hear LP4 in its entirety until its release on June 8.

World Cafe

Ratatat: Electronic Rock With A Pulse

WXPN

July 28, 2008 • When crafting instrumental music, artists have to convey personality and a point of view without falling back on vocals — or, more to the point, expressions of human emotion. The best, like the Brooklyn band Ratatat, find a way to carve out a distinct sound anyway.

Ratatat: Electronic Rock With A Pulse

All Songs Considered

Dr. Dog Exclusive, Adem, Ratatat, More

May 30, 2008 • Plus, gentle new folk from Adem, singer-songwriter Thao Ngueyn, Atlas Sound, electro-rock duo Ratatat and songs of accidents and emergencies from Spiritualized.

Dr. Dog Exclusive, Adem, Ratatat, More

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Best Music of 2007

Best Hip-Hop of 2007 Changes the Game

KEXP

December 24, 2007 • This wasn't the strongest year for hip-hop, but 2007 still featured some excellent releases that pushed the genre's boundaries, as well as a few records that reveled, old-school style, in great beats and rhymes.

All Songs Considered

The Who, King Crimson, Arctic Monkeys

November 10, 2006 • All new studio recording from The Who; Spider courts fly in The Low Lows; A 1969 classic from King Crimson; New instrumental music from Ratatat; Toronto's punk-inspired Born Ruffians and more.

The Who, King Crimson, Arctic Monkeys

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Review

Music Reviews

Electronic Music 'Classics' from Ratatat

August 22, 2006 • Music critic John Brady offers a review of the new CD by the electronic band Ratatat.

Electronic Music 'Classics' from Ratatat

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