If all you know of disco is “YMCA” or, worse, if you think you hate disco from having “YMCA” shoved repeatedly down your ear holes, you need Fabriclive 36. With this mix LCD Soundsystem’s resident DJs–yes I know I’m jocking them, no I don’t care–celebrate kitsch-free underground classics that bang as hard now as they did the last time coke was this popular.
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Taken individually, the songs on Fancy Footwork are proven dance-floor fillers and mix-CD destroyers. As a whole, the album makes two convincing arguments: one against po-faced rockist sobriety and another for the often-forgotten idea that “fun” isn’t a bad thing for music to be. In a sea full of faces that only scowl or sneer it seems like salvation to find a full-on grin.
Lil Wayne: Da Drought 3 (mix tape)
Spoon: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge)
UGK: UGK (Underground Kingz) (Jive)
