MSTRKRFT - The Looks

MSTRKRFT
The Looks
Last Gang Records
Grade: A-

Are you an indie rocker/scenester/hipster/etc. that wants to dance but is afraid of some of the stigma of getting down to dance music? Well, your cure is here with MSTRKRFT’s hot mover The Looks. The group features the collaborative powers of Jesse F. Keeler (Death From Above 1979) and producer Al-P. Friends for sometime, the duo began in earnest in recent years when Al-P helped produce Death’s You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine, and then Death’s subsequent demise left a gap of time and space. MSTRKRFT pushes the electro-dance of punk angles making you move with reckless abandon even while keeping your edge. This is evident, apparent, and clear within ten seconds of opener “Work on You” and continues through such glorious tracks as “Easy Love,” “She’s Good For Business,” “Street Justice,” and the funk-soul-brother “Bodywork.” Having The Looks around in your home puts you at a whole new level of cool and can provide background music for a variety of activities in such exotic locales as your bedroom.