Donkey

Formed in 2003 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, by a group of art-damaged, pop culture omnivores with an abiding thirst for good times, CSS is, among a great many other things, the first South American band signed to Sub Pop. Their debut full-length, 'Cansei de Ser Sexy' ("I got tired of being sexy" in Brazilian-Portuguese) was released in July of '06, and the band was nearly immediately, and pretty fairly, described by The Guardian with "...they sound like an unlikely, brilliantly wrong fusion of Tom Tom Club, dance culture and The Fall."

In the time since 'Cansei de Ser Sexy' came out, CSS have been very busy. They've toured the world a number of times, with the likes of Gwen Stefani; Ladytron; Klaxons; and Diplo, played festivals from Coachella; Pitchfork; and Virgin, to Reading; Benicassim; Roskilde; and beyond. Vocalist Lovefoxxx showed up at #3 on NME's 2007 "Cool List"; and their song "Music is My Hot Hot Sex" was used in a worldwide iPod Touch ad in late '07 - driving the song, nearly a year-and-a-half since its release, to become the highest charting single by a Brazilian band in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Produced in Brazil by the band's own Adriano Cintra and mixed in L.A. by Mark "Spike" Stent (whose credits include Madonna; Bjork; Massive Attack; U2; M.I.A.; and Arcade Fire), 'Donkey' is tough, street-ready, and recreates the frenetic energy of their live shows. And really, with CSS the live show is the thing. Equal parts dance party, urban circus and out-and-out chaos, the band's unaffected, unbridled joy in performance is for real and for you.