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Clickity Clack - Ratatat-tat!

Ratatat formed back in 2004 when two college students wrote and recorded an entire instrumental album on a laptop.

I am actually having a really hard time finding the words to describe their music. It's a little bit like Daft Punk, but with no words. In 2004 and 2007 Ratatat came out with Ratatat Remixes (Vol. 1 and 2), where the music is a bit more dancified and adds some hip-hop. Not only do they remix some rap, but in 2005 they did a remix of The Shout Out Louds "The Comeback"...have you heard the original or the remix? I'm a fan.

Mike Gelberg describes Ratatat a bit better than I could in his article over at kevchino.com. He also reviews their brand new album LP3 that just came out on Tuesday.

I am excited because Ratatat is actually coming here for a performance in the end of August. So, if you're in the Pittsburgh area, you clearly, definitely should check it out! All the info for the time, date, place and tickets is right here.