Album of the Day

When one of Toronto bassist Jesse Keeler’s concerts was canceled following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, he invited drummer Sebastien Grainger over to jam and Death From Above 1979 was born. Following an indie EP, the duo released their full-length debut YOU’RE A WOMAN, I’M A MACHINE in 2004, and it’s dance-punk that delivers on both fronts; tracks like “Blood on Our Hands,” “Romantic Rights” and “Turn It Out” pulse with urgency. We’ll leave the last words to Pitchfork: “Some might bemoan the album's accessibility, but that's hooks, actual song structure, and broken hearts for you: By turning the rock knob down a notch, DFA79 have kept YOU’RE A WOMAN loud and nasty and ensured a cohesion and unusual degree of listenability.”