Donkey (album)
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| 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 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 63/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| Drowned in Sound | (5/10) |
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| NME | (7/10) |
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| The Observer | |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.6/10) |
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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.
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 noted a more polished approach to CSS' sound and production techniques.
The album was mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent.
Donkey debuted at number 37 on the Irish Albums Chart, at number 32 on the UK Albums Chart, at number 22 on the Finnish Albums Chart, at number 54 on the French Albums Chart and at number 189 on the Billboard 200.
The song "Jager Yoga" featured in the video game FIFA 09 and "Rat Is Dead (Rage)" appeared in Midnight Club: Los Angeles.
Official track listing:
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