![]() ![]() That Universal has made this Le Tigre's first impression to mainstream listeners is confounding. No track could be less indicative of Le Tigre's sound: There's no hook, and not one of the band members even sings here. ![]() In the words of their publicist, the song is "a dance anthem made up of samples of anti-war speeches by Susan Sarandon, Al Sharpton, and others, punctuated by a 'Peace Up, War Down!' chant"- and it sounds worse than anyone could have ever imagined. "New Kicks", Le Tigre's first commercial single, is a much sadder story. Scruff lounge-by-numbers incongruity "Sixteen"- each is immediately forgettable. Rant "Seconds", the Aqua Teen cartoon-punk of "Don't Drink Poison" and "TKO", the shockingly humorless "After Dark", and the Mr. Which is maybe why This Island is so frustrating: The fuzzed-out opener "On the Verge", the Beastie Boys-parody-Le Tigre George W. As Le Tigre's major-label debut, the album had the potential to push the trio's political agenda into commercial radio country and ultimately turn a few unsuspecting heads. ![]()
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