2008 Woodie Awards
Le Tigre trio hits gold
Becca Grites
Issue date: 3/22/05 Section: Entertainment
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Itʼs time to once again get in touch with your feminine side, and what better way to do that than to pick up Le Tigreʼs newest album This Island? The feministic bop pop trio has struck gold with this new CD. Itʼs not only compiled with energetic and catchy tracks, but it is also a true testament to their beliefs, which they present bluntly and with great force. It is this uncommon yet oh-so-desired blend of social and political points put in front of a dancey, lo-fi-electro setting that makes Le Tigre the one-ofa- kind girl power group they are. As opposed to Le Tigreʼs previous albums, there is more singing on This Island than spoken word, and it is set to slow-paced piano tracks. This album exudes energy and pleads to be your newest dance party soundtrack.
Not much can be said in terms of style change. From the very beginning, front girl Kathleen Hanna and her bosom buddies Sadie Benning and Johanna Fateman have held up to their "music with a purpose" stance. This Island still offers the occasional group shouting vocals and catchy repetitious (in a good way) choruses where, if youʼve ever been to a Le Tigre show before, you know everyone knows the words. The girls most certainly havenʼt lost their touch or begun to run dry.
Their first single, released not only on CD but also as a coloring- book style music video, is the song "TKO." This song happens to be one of my favorite tracks off the album, and it is definitely one of the most fun! It could easily take over Le Tigreʼs older song, "Deceptacon," as the dance party anthem. Other songs which cause quite a stir would be "After Dark," "Nanny Nanny Boo Boo," and "Tell You Now," which is more laid back and softly sung. The blatant antiwar/ anti-Bush/pro-democratic song entitled "New Kicks" is filled with samples from several rallies before and during election time, all of which are extremely interesting. This is the only track on This Island that is purely spoken, and could quite possibly be one of Le Tigreʼs most influential and powerful songs to date. On a lighter note, who could resist a cover of the Pointer Sistersʼ "Iʼm So Excited."
Not much can be said in terms of style change. From the very beginning, front girl Kathleen Hanna and her bosom buddies Sadie Benning and Johanna Fateman have held up to their "music with a purpose" stance. This Island still offers the occasional group shouting vocals and catchy repetitious (in a good way) choruses where, if youʼve ever been to a Le Tigre show before, you know everyone knows the words. The girls most certainly havenʼt lost their touch or begun to run dry.
Their first single, released not only on CD but also as a coloring- book style music video, is the song "TKO." This song happens to be one of my favorite tracks off the album, and it is definitely one of the most fun! It could easily take over Le Tigreʼs older song, "Deceptacon," as the dance party anthem. Other songs which cause quite a stir would be "After Dark," "Nanny Nanny Boo Boo," and "Tell You Now," which is more laid back and softly sung. The blatant antiwar/ anti-Bush/pro-democratic song entitled "New Kicks" is filled with samples from several rallies before and during election time, all of which are extremely interesting. This is the only track on This Island that is purely spoken, and could quite possibly be one of Le Tigreʼs most influential and powerful songs to date. On a lighter note, who could resist a cover of the Pointer Sistersʼ "Iʼm So Excited."
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