Serving yet another multilingual, all-inclusive set of party-starting tunes,
Sofi Tukker
host an eclectic, global bash on their third full-length,
Bread
. Named after the duo's motto ("Be really energetic and dance"), the album takes their kitchen-sink approach to style and refines it further. Surf rock, Afro-pop, electro, bossa nova, festival EDM -- you name it, they're tossing it into the mix. Irresistible and physically undeniable, tracks like the thumping raver "Throw Some Ass" get things so heated that there's no time to even ponder the finer nuances of what it means to truly "throw some ass" because, well, you're too busy throwing it and having fun. "Guardian Angel (Stand by You)" hypnotizes with a pulsing beat and sweeping string sample, throbbing along one of their trademark basslines. "Spiral" goes full techno-house, colliding '90s-styled Euro-dance anthems with early-2000s Dance Dance Revolution energy, as "Goddess in Disguise" with Brazilian funk singer
Mc Bola
and "Cafuné" with Compton rapper
Channel Tres
connect cultures and genres by the sheer power of intent. This may all sound ridiculous and over-the-top, but the duo know what they're doing. The most outrageous of the pack, the immediate highlight "Woof" with
Kah-Lo
bridges Brazil and Nigeria on a deep belly-rumble earworm that rides an infectious, elastic beat and the repeated, bellowed "WOOF!" Longtime fans might pine for the souped-up Just Dance version, but this one's got legs. The sole cool-down moment is provided by the tender "Hey Homie," a bittersweet synth pop dose of heartbreak that channels late-2000s/early-2010s gems by
Annie
and
Lykke Li
. Otherwise, for nine other tracks, get ready to get sweaty with
. ~ Neil Z. Yeung