Donkey (album)

Donkey
Studio album by CSS
Released	July 21, 2008
Recorded	Trama Studios, São Paulo, Brazil
Genre	Indie rock Synthpop
Label	Sub Pop / Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Adriano Cintra
CSS chronology
Cansei de Ser Sexy (international album) (2006) Donkey (2008) La Liberación (2011)
Singles from Donkey
"Rat Is Dead (Rage)" Released: 28 April 2008 "Left Behind" Released: 14 July 2008 "Move" Released: 16 October 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	(5/10)[2]
The Guardian	[3]
NME	(7/10)[4]
NOW	[5]
The Observer	[6]
Pitchfork Media	(5.6/10)[7]
Q	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
The Times	[10]
Toronto Star	[11]
Uncut	[12]

Donkey is the second album of Brazilian electro/rock band CSS, released on July 21, 2008. Seventeen songs were recorded at Trama Studios São Paulo, of which eleven appear on the album. Donkey follows their critically acclaimed debut album Cansei de Ser Sexy (international album).

Three months before the release, bassist Iracema Trevisan left the band, being replaced by then-drummer Adriano Cintra. The new drummer is Englishman Jon Harper, formerly of The Cooper Temple Clause.

The album was released in Canada and the United States by label Sub Pop, in Europe by Warner Bros. Records, and Japan by KSR. In initial reviews of the album, critics have noted a more polished approach to CSS' sound and production techniques.^[13]

The album was mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent.^[14]

Chart performance

Donkey debuted at #37 on the Irish Albums Chart,^[15] at #32 on the UK Albums Chart,^[16] at #22 on the Finnish Albums Chart,^[17] at #54 on the French Albums Chart^[18] and at #189 on the Billboard 200.^[19]

The song 'Jager Yoga' featured on the video game Fifa 09^[20] and 'Rat Is Dead (Rage)' appeared in Midnight Club: Los Angeles.

Track listing

Official track listing:^[21]

1. "Jager Yoga" (Adriano Cintra/Ana Rezende dos Anjos/Carolina Parra/Luiza Sá/Lovefoxxx) — 3:49
2. "Rat Is Dead (Rage)" (Adriano Cintra) — 3:19
3. "Let's Reggae All Night" (Adriano Cintra/Lovefoxxx) — 3:54
4. "Give Up" (Adriano Cintra/Luiza Sá) — 3:21
5. "Left Behind" (Adriano Cintra) — 3:31
6. "Beautiful Song" (Adriano Cintra/Lovefoxxx) — 3:28
7. "How I Became Paranoid" (Adriano Cintra) — 3:26
8. "Move" (Adriano Cintra/Luiza Sá/Lovefoxxx) — 3:53
9. "I Fly" (Adriano Cintra) — 3:17
10. "Believe Achieve" (Adriano Cintra/Lovefoxxx) — 3:36
11. "Air Painter" (Adriano Cintra/Lovefoxxx) — 3:48

    iTunes bonus track (US) / pre-order only track (UK)^[22]

12. "Hit and Run"

Bonus Disc ^^

1. "Hit and Run"
2. "Blackwing" (Adriano Cintra) ^
3. "I Fly" (demo) ^

Other recorded tracks

• "You And Yourself"
• "Dallas 141" (Adriano Cintra)
• "Cannonball" (Kim Deal) ^
• "Buenos Aires"

^ B-sides to "Left Behind" single. ^^ A limited bonus disc included as a gift for pre-orderers.

Singles

The first single is "Rat is Dead (Rage)", which was made available for free download on the band's official website on April 28, 2008. The second single, "Left Behind", was released physically on July 14, 2008 and charted at #78 in the UK Singles Chart. The third single, "Move", was released on October 13, 2008.^[23] They shot a music video in Spain, directed by Keith Schofield, it can be seen on YouTube.^[24]

Personnel

• Adriano Cintra – bass, vocals, background vocals
• Lovefoxxx - vocals
• Ana Rezende aka Ana Rezende dos Anjos - guitars and keyboards
• Carolina Parra – guitar, background vocals
• Luiza Sá – guitar, keyboards, cowbell
• Jon Harper – drums

External links

• Donkey sampler
• Nova música do Cansei de Ser Sexy poderá ser baixada de graça
• Exclusivo: o G1 ouviu uma prévia do novo álbum do Cansei de Ser Sexy

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Drowned in Sound review
3. ^ The Guardian review
4. ^ NME review
5. ^ NOW review
6. ^ The Observer review
7. ^ Pitchfork Media review
8. ^ Q review
9. ^ Rolling Stone review
10. ^ The Times review
11. ^ Toronto Star review
12. ^ Uncut review
13. ^ "Track-by-track review of Donkey on The Quietus". thequietus.com. 2007-10-30. http://www.thequietus.com/2008/06/css-donkey-track-by-track/. Retrieved 2008-06-03. 
14. ^ The Sky Report: CSS - Donkey (preview!)
15. ^ Irish Albums Chart
16. ^ UK Albums Chart
17. ^ Finnish Albums Chart
18. ^ French Albums Chart
19. ^ Donkey's Billboard Review
20. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_09
21. ^ Donkey pre-order at the CSS Store.
22. ^ Donkey pre-order at iTunes Store.
23. ^ CSS to release 'Move' single
24. ^ Official 'Move' music video on YouTube