Listen to the track “S.E.X.Y.R.O.B.O.T”:

The Pinker Tones will be playing at this weekend’s Warped Tour and they might be reason enough to go to the Home Depot Center.

These boys from Barcelona put together an eclectic mix of electronica, Beach Boys pop, Latin-infused loungecore, and just-plain-fun music. “Wild Animals” is a CD that has been on constant rotation in the car stereo, hence this late review. Yes, they’re Spanish but most songs are in English, and one is even in French to test you erstwhile Francophiles.

Starting out with the infectious “Hold On” before moving to the very funny electro-parody “S.E.X.Y.R.O.B.O.T.”. There’s also a video for the sweet-leaning “Happy Everywhere” but my favorite tune is the obvious summer tune “The Whistling Song” which seems to have a sample of Debbie Harry’s “The Tide is High” lurking in its DNA.

We can’t recommend this album enough and it’s shameful to have taken so long to impart this to you. Their live show is also a lot of fun with plenty of live clips on You Tube to check out before you head to the show. If you’re already going to the Warped Tour and have never heard of the Pinker Tones, make sure to check them out while you are there.

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the Orb- Plateav
Tom Middleton – Margherita
Ultramarine – Nova Scotia
Tosca – Mango di Bongo
We – Lillie
Ulrich Schnauss – On My Own
Brian Eno – Final Sunset
Two Lone Swordsmen – Ivy and Lead
Peace Orchestra – Meister Petz
Freaky Chakra- Goodbye
Boards of Canada – In A Beautiful Place Out In the Country
Aphex Twin- Girl/Boy (Redruth Mix)
Spacetime Continuum – Ping Pong
[listen to the mix below or download the file to your MP3 player]

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- Spoon “Infinite Pet” for show review by Staci Goodner
- No Age “Everybody’s Down” for a story/show review by Joshua Pressman
- Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “Tell Me” for a CD review by tomdog
- MIA “Galang” for a show review by Joey Maloney
- Cake “War Pigs” cuz they play on 11/30 at the Orpheum
- Beirut “Forks & Knives” for a CD Review by tomdog
- Ceu “Malemolencia” for an interview by tomdog
- Foreign Born “In Your Dream” for a CD Review by tomdog
- Alien Chatter “Last Ganesha on Earth”, David Starfire “Indian Fever”, Harri Kakoulli “Kuzima” for a CD Review by tomdog
- Dexter “Main Theme” remix by Kinky for Dexter being featured in TV Junkie 11/26/07
- Herbie Hancock “Edith and the Kingpin” for a CD review by tomdog
- The Misfits “Static” for a Show Review by Elise Thompson
- The Most Serene Republic “Battle Hymm of the Republic” for a CD Review by tomdog
- Tom Middleton “Beginning of the Middle” for an upcoming CD review by tomdog
- Xpress2 “Give It” just for kicks and for the Fall/Thanksgiving spirit

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Intro:
Henry Mancini – A Shot In the Dark

Something for Szofia:
Scissor Sisters – She’s My Man

Joe Strummer – Get Down Moses

Tony Wilson RIP:
Joy Division – Transmission

Carl Rove Dedication:
NOFX – Franco Un-American

The Song Retains the Name:
Public Enemy – Sophisticated Bitch
Firehose – Sophisticated Bitch

Surf’s Up Berkshires:
the Beach Boys – Sloop John B

Bullfrog – the Bullfrog Theme
Land of the Loops – Fresh Pond Parkway

Joe Zawinul RIP:
Weather Report – The Pursuit of the Woman With the Red Feathered Hat

Charlie Haden dedication:
Ornette Coleman – Eventually

Galaxie 500 – Fourth of July

Lee Hazelwood RIP:
Lee & Nancy – My Baby Cried All Night Long

the Plimsouls – the Zero Hour

Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
the Chemical Brothers – the Pills Won’t Help You Know

the New England Society for the Presentation and Advancement of Dub:
Lee “Scratch” Perry – Psyche & Trim
Tosca – Every Day & Every Night
Chris Coco – Andy Warhol
Boards of Canada – A Beautiful Place Out In the Country

Tom Waits – 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six
Liquid Plumber – Yoda

Digitalism – Digitalism In Cairo
DJ Driver – Supercar (Those 2 Club Mix)

Outro:
MIA – Boyz

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