Le Tigre

This sounds like it's the best album from a decade that doesn't exist. It's a weird amalgam of 60s, 80s and punk. If you described this to me in any way, it would be all the things I hate about music. And I fucking love it! This should have been much more of a thing, it should have been emulated, started a trend. How did it not?

Yes yes yes yes yes yes!!! This is one of my all-time favourite albums ever!!! Kathleen Hanna is THE 90s badass feminist hero I needed. I love the aggressively screeching vocal tones she brings to her performances and I also love the soft vulnerable side she shows. Women are strong powerful beings and we’re unstoppable when we’re given space to speak our minds freely and exist in a respected space. She has such a unique perspective and communicates it so unapologetically. I love every minute of this album: it gives you a killer in your face balls to the walls opener with Deceptacon, then takes you through a winding and frenetic feminist journey celebrating pride, iconic women, New York, and art that culminates with an impassioned moment of gratitude for music and people who make a difference in our lives with Les and Ray. I love the way that song sounds and the genuine appreciation for divergent lifestyles and alternative pathways that it expresses. It fucking rocks so fucking hard! It’s so wildly and daringly different from everything else that was on the market in 1999 and I salute it.

Couldn't stand it

Another punk/pop punk/post-punk band that I've only ever heard of and never really given a chance. Le Tigre come out of the blocks swinging and don't let up until they've left a trail of destruction in their wake. They've got a Rudy Giuliani protest song that's relevant 21 years later. Best track: Deceptacon

I was expecting punk screaming but this was a really fun album to listen. A good mix of punk and rock with a bit of electronic. Good for a morning jog!

Really enjoyed. Hard rocking beats with feminist message.

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Brief story: prior to today, my only exposure to Le Tigre was this godawful song they released through Pitchfork in 2016, in support of Hillary Clinton, called "I'm With Her." I saw it then, and rewatched it today, and both times I've felt like it's possibly the worst piece of art ever created. May have singlehandedly given the election to Trump, just unbelievably embarrassing stuff. What's more punk rock than campaigning for a Clinton? The video is on youtube, with comments disabled (and dislikes don't exist anymore), but you can bet your ass this thing was lampooned to oblivion. So with that as the backdrop, I was gleefully bracing myself for a prequel, bracing for the worst punk shit I've ever heard. But damn, this album's actually really fun. Some really cool, engaging instrumentals, the lyrics are outraged, outrageous, and political in a way that's, at least for me, tongue in cheek and obviously more genuine than anything having to do with Hillary Clinton. "Deceptacon" is a drop dead classic man, I swear I've heard that before. If it's not canonized, it should be. The "what's your take on Cassavetes" track is seriously funny, I don't know if they're expecting us to take this seriously but I had a good time laughing with these songs. "Dude Yr so Crazy" too, just a list of buzzwords, it's so funny. Again, based on the atrocity that they committed in 2016, I'm afraid they may be genuine in all of this, which may work to their detriment. Otherwise, they're in on the joke on this album, and they purposely made the worst song of all time to secretly throw the election for Trump? I'm getting brainworms, ignore me. Great album though. Favorite tracks: Deceptacon, What's Yr Take on Cassavetes, Slideshow at Free University, Dude Yr so Crazy. Album art: I honestly love this one. Bright, popping colors. Headshots on the side like they were printed from a photobooth, and the lo-fi homemade look is certainly fitting. Really fantastic cover. 4/5

lots of yelling out of tune

I found it really annoying

the raw weirdness of this electronic rock is super refreshing. “Deceptacon” is such a strong start but I wanted to hear MORE like it. something was missing - I loved it though. I feel like it had some 60s pop & early 80s Brit rock influences wrapped with a modern American sound which was cooollll. the songs were janky but it worked with sometimes simple lyrics paired with rough guitar. very good 😈

A forgettable, boring ass record from a late to the party girl punk group that brought exactly nothing new or entertaining. 1/5

Le Tigre by Le Tigre (1999) Tiny tiny voices scream histrionic bleats about god-knows-what, from a flash-in-the-pan morality that not only doesn’t age well—it doesn’t age at all. Their pronouns are so offensive. The litany of heroes in the musically mechanical “Hot Topic” makes their cookie cutter political/cultural stance clear, but could we get some depth? Or even a bit of detail? Here’s a revealing snippet from “Eau D’Bedroom Dancing”: “There's no time for me to act mature. The only words I know are "more", "more" and "more". No one to criticize me then.” Read some Rimbaud, girls. I picture these songs being sung while the young ladies are on the playground jumping rope. The ‘music’ is stumbled across, not composed; canned, not performed. The recording is flawed with distortion on the lead ‘vocals’ and a horrible mix. The best voice performance on this record is the intro to “Phanta” (you’ll have to listen to get the joke). No gimmick on this 1999 album hadn’t already been done over and over. Even girls cussing in a junior-high-school-sounding timbre. They seem unaware of (more likely unconcerned by) the way this comes across to men. There’s a certain menace at work here. It validates every misogynistic trope. 1/5

What a delight this album was. A retro sound of early 80s new wave/punk, itself evoking 1960s pop, with so much brilliance to say in a clever way. Put a big smile on my face.

I had received the song “Deceptacon” on a mixtape from a friend in the early 2000s and really liked it. I should have taken the cue to investigate Le Tigre further! This album kicks ass and sounds great doing it! References to Cassavetes?! The main single listing feminist icons?! Fuck Giuliani!? Count me in! Every song on this appealed immediately to me. The lo-fi instruments are magic in their hands. The lyrics seem very personal. I love it! On the first listen this seems to have become my favorite punk album.

Wheeeeeee! What a fun ride. Surprises around every corner. My new musical crush.

F me what a blast it was listening to this album. How have I never heard of this band before? So much energy off the hop; loved it from the very first beats of Deceptacon. Simple but wicked beats and a wicked tongue. Very clever lyrics packed into a bunch of catchy 3 minute songs. They combine the melody of Throwing Muses/the Breeders and the anger of L7 (listen to Phanta). No one is spared their glare (eh Cassavetes?) and ahead of their time in calling out Giuliani (on My My Metrocard). Maybe I'm overreacting to how much this album caught me by surprise but it's at least a 4. Going back for a hell of a lot more of these grrrls.

That was so under the radar. I listened to it twice in a row. Gotta be 5 stars

this is definitely a perfect punk album for me, it just hits everything flawlessly the production is amazing with all the electronic drums and weird samples Kathleen’s singing and vocals are fucking perfect in every song the writing is also really cool and can get pretty meta and with so many weird, amazing songs like the hilariously literal What’s Yr Take on Cassavetes or the groovy, spoken-word-sample Slideshow at Free University it’s got perfect songs for if you just wanna fuck shit up, like Deceptacon or The the Empty and it’s got perfect songs for if you just wanna vibe out, like Les and Ray or Eau D’bedroom Dancing I don’t have a single issue with this perfect, perfect, punk, new wave, feminist masterpiece - this is an 11 out of 10 I gotta check out Kathleen Hanna’s other stuff

Love it. I really love this sound. I've been reading a book about Riot Grrrl and Kathleen Hanna so I'm quite invested in the genre at the moment. It's such a raw sound and really feels like people just making music for the sake of music with proper political though and force behind it which I don't think you see as much these days because social media gives a simpler avenue for political opinion.

I have heard of this band, but was not actually familiar with this album at all. On first listen, I thought that it was interesting. On the second, I thought, I like these ladies. As I did a quick third overview, I decided I really really like Le Tigre.

Oh yeah, the feminist/political lyrics, unusual beats and sounds, vivacious care-free women in the 90s kind of vibe, and the excellent guitar and drums all mix together to make this an album which is firmly rooted right up Denny street haha! Love it! Another new discovery for me and it's reminding me of Wet Leg which is a band I'm currently super excited about, maybe they're an inspiration? Deceptacon feels like Deja vu to me, I've definitely heard this tune somewhere but I don't think I've watched any of the stuff in the feature list so I have no idea where I've heard it.

This shit is great. I know I keep giving five stars but this album deserves it too! Its a lot of fun. Great for silly dancing.

Cool, fun, bouncy, brief, lo-fi smash. Girls with guitars - can’t go wrong.

Le Tigre I’m pretty familiar with this. I absolutely love Deceptacon, like Hot Topic a lot and think Kathleen Hanna is very cool. It’s definitely a bit ramshackle and eclectic and feels quite homemade, but that gives it a lot of character and charm - I really like its blend of 90s take on punkish attitude, post punk danceability, programmed drums, alternative hip hop and 60s surf pop and girl groups. All with a tongue in cheek, political lyrical bent. Deceptacon is a fantastic bit of off kilter danceable pop, it was always a crowd pleaser when I DJ’d. Great bass and programmed drums and brilliantly catchy in a non conventional way. Hot Topic is a very different song, but again very catchy, I love the bouncy rhythm, the Shangri-Las style backing vocals and the buzzsaw guitar. What’s Yr Take on Cassavetes is pretty amusing, if not exactly subtle, but I like the drum machine beat and the repetitive riff. The The Empty is probably the most like a Bikini Kill song with it’s very punk verses, but i like the contrast with the almost bedroom melody of the chorus. Phanta is a little sci-fi oddity, I like the organ riff and the little squiggles, even if the song is not the most coherent. Get a little bit of The Specials in the vocal melody. Eau d’Bedroom Dancing is a great tune, with lovely bass and a pleasing slightly off centre downtempo feel. It sounds like a not quite as good version of Deceptacon but there’s a great groove on Let’s Run, and I really like the little organ and morse code sounds. I like the 60s garage rock vibe of My My Metrocard combined with some punk shouting. Great tune. I get a sense of the Beastie Boys with Friendship Station and Slideshow at Free University, the beats and piano loop on Friendship Station sounds quite like the Check Your Head/Ill Communication era, and Slideshow sounds like it could be on a Money Mark or Cut Chemist album. Both fun tracks. Dude, Yr So Crazy! is pretty funny, again Money Mark vibes and nice little xylophone loop. The guitar sounds a bit Portishead too. Les and Ray feels like an attempt at a 60s girl group song that comes out a bit wonky, and consequently is great. I think that’s what I like about Le Tigre, is that they are one of those bands that try to write a song along the lines of their influences, but it comes out slightly off kilter and odd, but in a great, charming way. Itay not be the most consistent or coherent album, but there are some great tunes, and the lo-fi energy, charm and overall sense of fun easily makes it a high 4 for me. Great stuff. 🐅🐅🐅🐅 Playlist submission: Deceptacon

Quite sparky fun pop rocky album -

Great opening track, cool fuzz guitars, like the vocal delivery, lots of interesting sounds and noises worked in to the music, but... pretty repetitive, most songs plod along but don't really go anywhere. Happy to listen to the odd track here and there, but can't imagine ever going back for a full album. (2.7)

Le Tigre seems a bit lazy on purpose. I appreciate the punk vibe they are apparently going for, but I always thought specifically of "Hot Topic" as a pop-culture store that tries-hard to be a punk-culture store, and by try-hard I don't mean the good kind. I think it's cool that the band pushes for feminism. But I think they push a bit too much, making it their identity instead of just part of who they are. I think if I had heard this album when I was a teenager I would have liked it a lot more than I do today. Now they sound like an audio STD, and I don't want to hang out with the band. I give it 2/5.

Some parts are more tolerable than others, and the singer will test your patience, but redeemable enough to avoid a 1.

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adored can’t wait to listen again❤️❤️

kathleen hanna perfeita 🥺

Que discazo

one of my favorites

started listening and was like 'damn this sounds like good Riot Grrl shit!' I wonder if that's mentioned? Then google it and see it's literally Kathleen Hanna and I'd just forgotten. A lot of really great tracks, and the genre and style push it up to a 5. 100% listworthy and a band/movement worth looking more into even if you're not always a fan of the sound.

this came out in '99!?

Bob lsponge

Great aggression and attitude.

4.5/5. Fun, informative, mostly heat

Electronic Punk Rock with a message. Great album. I am going to be listening to again and again

spunky sound

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I didn't know it until now, but Kathleen Hanna is what I needed today. My angst is in full f'n swing, and this hit the spot. Yet another woman hits the ceiling...but hearing the names of those who have smashed it gave me a tiny smidge of hope to keep up the fight. What’s Yr Take on Cassavetes....

Really really good!!!

Love this!

Wow, this was so good! Another band I completely missed

One of the my fav records of the 90s.

Great lo fi punk. Loved it and hearing the folks influenced by it through them

Love this

While it does stumble as it goes on, leading to bouts that don't quite get the listener as engaged, the majority of the album has this perfect blend of raw energy perfect for a punk album while still having a more, well, 90s side, that allows for the listener to not only get up and dance to the grooves, but also feel like they're rebelling against something along with the band, and that makes it feel like the perfect blend of 90s electronic dance with something just angry enough to stage a riot. The vocals can be seen as annoying perhaps, but they're easy to adjust to, and then I find them pretty enthralling, like the radio show filter over everything perfectly matches the electronic influences, and I do enjoy how it kind of mellows out near the end, closing with something more jangle-y than anything, it's like a nice treat. This is just an album that feels like it appeals to everyone, and those it doesn't appeal to it wouldn't want to any way, and I can jam with that, for sure.

New to me, and loads of fun. Went straight back to the beginning after the first listen. 4.5 🌟

Tar mig näppeligen igenom den första halvan av skivan där Deceptaton är det enda som håller mig kvar underhållningsmässigt. De senare spåren på skivan tonar ner det artsy-tonårsrevolt-skrik-härjandet och stämningen övergår till något mer mellow och suggestivt där Beck-inspirerarde Friendship station och Beastie Boys doftande (utan rappen) Slideshow at Free University sticker ut och får mig att lyssna klart till slutet. Vad tar jag då med mig av de här intensiva 34 min. Jo, att den energidrypande fuck you pekande Deceptacon alltid och då menar jag ALLTID kommer vara ett uppskattat inslag under löppasset eller som den avslutande låten på en lyckad förfest

The rousing party music of the trio may evoke Sixties' girl-groups, with punchy guitars and dance beats, but in Hannah's mouth it becomes a channel for hard-line feminist ideology. On the surface one hears folk-rock, Motown soul, but each song is a terrible story that leaves deep scars. (6/10) Favourite Track: Deceptacon

Samples, punk, drum machines, women's lib. A few catchy songs. Reminds me of a poor man's Stereolab at times.

Very average Tried to be too voiceover cerebral and it didn't land

Really not my thing. Self-indulgent music

Fucking irritant!

very bad

Since this debut released, Le Tigre have gathered much more attention than they should've ever gotten. One good single was enough to let them create a song like "I'm With Her" in 2016 and still stand as the best known example of the "Riot Grrrl" genre which from its name alone sounds annoying. In similar fashion, most that the album presents here is annoying, washed out and dull. It tries to blend Dance with Pop Punk but instead of sounding like Britney Spears x Green Day, the end up sounding like utter trash for most of the playtime. The possible only song worthy of a listen, 'Deceptacon' starts the album off with a song that most people should be familiar with. It blends elements of Rave, Synthpop and Dance Music with the Punk additude of the band. Oh and with listenable, I meant that it has a catchy melody and is easily recognisable. Outside of that one riff, it is just annoying and infuriating. The vocals swing between bland and tasteless and over the top obnoxious. The song overall is still bad. The much more Indie Rock touched 'Hot Topic' keeps things going and even if it's not as overly unbearable, it still is far away from a good song. This time it's just very, very boring and tiring. The song has absolutely no upbuilding structure. It stays the exact same over the entire playtime. It's not catchy, not interesting and sounds tasteless and uninspired. And at nearly 4 minutes of playtime, it gets more and more annoying because nothing happens. The result is a song that is probably as bad as its predecessor but sticks even less in your memory. The only thing that makes 'Whats Yr Take on Cassavetes' somewhat interesting is the slight Industrial and Noise Pop production. The distorted synths could've been interesting but the way they are put into the songs structure just makes them sound annoying. The vocals and especially the added background sounds make this an even more unbearable listen. 'The The Empty' just takes the already annoying vocals and turns them up even more. There is no need for this Yoko Ono type screaming. Yoko Ono at least did it in a good setting and used it for her advantage. This is just terrible. Genuinely a terrible track through and through. Not even the production or the songwriting have anything of value that it brings to the ears. I am sure that they envisioned 'Phanta' as a much bigger and more artsy track than with what they ended up doing. The tv snippet at the start is a nice touch and the less annoying vocals do actually help the track from being totally tasteless. Which does not mean that it's good. It's just less bad. Still bad... but less. The songwriting is okay as are the vocals, it's mainly the production that is still dragging it down by a lot. The more minimal and noisy production on 'Eau D'Bedroom Dancing' do help the song to feel less obnoxious but the vocals and the songwriting are still enough to make this pretty bad overall. There is just not much going on, the vocals feel small and way too cutesy and the music itself isn't really going anywhere except boring repetition. The albums second half is opened with 'Let's Run', a more Indie inspired song that still shares all the similarities with the bands sound so far. Including the quality. This song feels like a worse version of 'Deceptacon' with a similar structure, energy and even a slightly similar riff but it all is just tuned down and made more boring. I'm telling you, it's not a good sign when a group needs to repeat and redo existing tracks but different. Especially when the original was bad to begin with. This is even worse. 'My My Metrocard' might've been a solid B-52's song but they ruined the slight good idea that they had with an overly annoying repeating sample and added vocals on top that are so terrible that the result is even more annoying than the instrumental itself. And I am not even going to start to talk about how bad the chorus is. This is not even silly in a good way, it's straight up bullshit. And now, on 'Friendship Station' they even try themselves on doing Breakbeat. It's definitely a slight piece of hope even if this hope is still unfathomably small because the vocals, again, ruin a pretty alright Breakbeat track. Yeah, this isn't very good but at least they tuned the vocals in mix down enough so that they don't totally ruin it and leave it at pretty bad. As if the genre experimentation wasn't enough, 'Slideshow at Free University' now mixes Trip Hop and Instrumental Hip Hop and remove all the Punk additude that they had so far. The song is without a doubt the best one on the album but it does not work or fit on this record. It's not like the song is great but it is a pretty alright maybe even okay track. But it is kind of ruined by the confusing placement it has on the record. The go even deeper into the rabbit hole of changing genre on 'Dude. Yr So Crazy!' which borrows from Darkwave and Minimal Synth production. And while I would maybe enjoy the darkness that it tries to envoke, the production here is just so terrible and the mixing is so off putting that the end result is straight up unlistenable. It's like the song was a sonic experiment that was falsely put on the album. The finally close the album with something that sounds more like their inital sound. Terrible vocals, annoying production, songwriting that would make Dylan unalive himself and so on. The worst thing here is by far the production. It does not work, it sounds terrible and weirdly dissonant and feels like if Phil Spector tried to do Hip Hop sampling while being on a major LSD and cocaine trip. Genuinely unlistenable. favourites: Slideshow at Free University least favourites: Dude. Yr So Crazy!, The The Empty, Les and Ray, the rest Rating: decent to strong 2 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes

God I hate this music. Punk sucks. And, sorry, but it's several orders of magnitude worse when it's being screeched at me by girl voices.

Kathleen Hanna performs with such abandon that it’s impossible not to enjoy whatever she’s doing. This band is so much fun. It’s pure LES/Brooklyn pre-9/11. Extra bonus is the dig at Giuliani in My Metrocard. I don’t care if I don’t love every song. The hits are so excellent, they carry everything else.

Absolute classic, bangers all around. Kathleen Hanna kills it.

OK, part of this 5 star review might just be all the nostalgia of this album about a very specific time in my life. But, really, this is fucking rad. And what's up with Le Tigre these days? 2.1M monthly listeners on spotify?! Staying relevant

What's your take on cassowaries? Big fuckin' birds, want to kill you. Would not recommend.

LOVEE THE COVER. I don't know that on the left side is, but it seems artistic, plus them being on the right, as if I bought that yellow thing and their faces came along with it. It's punk rock as I've checked so I might not find it as fun as I think, but I'm with an open mind. First song, Oh what a familiar start, I've heard it somewhere. Oh the voice is like Kate Bush almost, but it's more rocky. I think it's a boy singing, so he screamed for a moment. OMG I'VE HEARD THAT INSTRUMENTAL RIFF SOMEWHERE. Ohh the first part got extended now. Outro is quite weird, but I love it. Second song, what a funky start. It's veery chaotic, I love it, I mean there's two voices colliding. He should scream more, it fits the vibe. The guitar is giving. It's getting kind of repetitive, I was more impressed at start. Ohh SO NEVERMIND THIS IS MADONNA'S VOGUE CORED SAYING THE NAMES, WHO INSPIRED THEM, SUCH FUN. Didn't expect this tbh. Third song, talking hmm. It's progressive, but in a different way. I love this so much. It's unique, like not some basic rock, it's the way they sing, and background instruments deliver. What are these dog sounds at the end. 4th song, he is low key screaming here, and barely can hear any words. They love adding a background voice when he's singing. Another chaotic song tbh. This was as well different from what I've heard ever, I mean I have, but Le Tigre just does it better. 5th song, some talking at the start. I don't think it's a boy now, pardon me. She sings less chaotically, but there's this beat that is louder than her. I'm not getting the vibe here. I love that instrument, which is the best part here, but otherwise it's... Umm I'm kinda liking this now that I'm listening to it. It was monotonous too much I'd say. Breaking glass sound at the end. 6th song, Depeche Mode vibes. It's melancholic in a way. Instruments are louder than her, even when she's singing. I'm not impressed, but I love that background sound of that guitar, the one that was at the start. Mother Mother has this vibe, I think. Quite nice, I'm loving this experience so far. 7th song, a much fast paced start. It's definitely a girl singing. It's progressive, there are so many weird sounds here, that makes it much better, rather than basic rock songs as I've said already. The instrumental break was short, but it was giving, now the outro, it's too good. 8th song, Ooo the funkiness here is quite nice. Definitely a bop, the lyrical delivery is just amazing. I'm in love with this artist, they bring these rebel-like songs, which just makes me take a different look at other music. 9th song, I LOVE THE START. It's not going as good as I want it to. This better get more interesting than this, it's too permanent wave rn. Well I guess that's the whole song, well I expected more. The instrumental break is nice, but in the overall sense boring(it was short too so can't really judge it). This is a no for me. 10th song, vibey start. Weird sounds as always. It has a hip hop beat almost. WHO IS THIS MAN. Oh the whole song is that, instrumental then it stops and men talks, which is a sample, but it actually happened, and then instrumental again. Oh they used song when they were presenting a slideshow, makes sense now. I'm weirded out by those glass breaking sounds. 11th song, it's a dramatic sound. Ooo I love this kind of lyrics, just saying things. I LOVE THE MEANING OF THIS, it's them making fun of someone who thinks that things she is saying about him is interesting, but it ain't. This is very rare for me to check the meanings, but this artist is just asking for it. Also she has a bored voice here on purpose, love that. 12th song, quite a different vibe. Mmm I'm not impressed. The chorus isn't chorusing. Though this has a Björk vibe in a way, which I like, but I need more from them now that I've seen their best songs. Oh that was the last song, welll I wanted moreee. Directly gonna say that it was a 5 star album, even though some tracks were not as good, some were too good and unique. I just like things that sound and seem more artistic in a way yk, this has that vibe, so I feel like maximum rating is fair.

I am always going to be here for a solid riot grrrl situation. I know it's off-putting to some folks... but those folks can jog on because this rips. Gimme all the riot grrrl you got. All of it. Even if you are one of those insecure machos whose balls shrink at the sound of screaming chick vox, you gotta give props to these musical arrangements. They're SO GOOD. There's so much going on that I just want to listen on repeat and pick it all apart! The lyrics are, by-and-large, fantastic as well. Even the songs that initially feel "dumb" are that way on purpose. They're there to be challenging. This was a firebomb of an album and I'm here for every minute of it.

Never heard this before and was glad to hear it, I liked it! :)

This thing rips and roars and shows that queer, feminist punk can rock JUST as hard as whatever the boys are doing. With a phenomenal opening track the consistency of the songwriting is incredible. Kathleen Hanna is a mad woman and Le Tigre, here, come out of the gates SWINGING.

This band is my exact wheelhouse and when I mentioned to my wife I listened to this great band I had never heard-she had heard them! I was very mad. Anyway, even though I've only listened once I already know it would be a 5 someday so I'm cutting to the chase:

This is probably the best album of the list so far and it's one I hadn't heard before. If I only get this one in my rotation out of 1001 it'll be worth it

Very good, wet leg vibes

Jaunty. Want to listen to more

The lyrics are dump like a linoleum floor. I'm so bored that I'd be entertained even by a stupid floor. Brilliant. I'm so entertained and wanna this vynil.

One I own. A lo fi électro punk joy. Kathleen Hanna is one of the coolest ever to do it. Everything breezes past and is simultaneously far cleverer and stupider than you'd think possible. Also, Deceptacon is the greatest indie disco floor filler of ALL TIME

Strong songwriting throughout. Had not listened to this album for a long time, but the opening song is immediately recognizable. Clearly one of the best pop albums from the 90s.

What is this high school reunion of music 😭😭😭

This album rocks! Kathleen Hanna is just great!

Been meaning to listen to this for a while, masisve hanna fan, this might be even more my thing than sleater kinney

loveeeeeew the ansk

What an amazing quirky band. I nearly shut it off after 5 seconds , but it turns out their work is quite varied, intelligent and the screaching is used selectively, thankfully. Interesting lyrics. Varied style. (Mr Elbows can tell me the name for this style as I am ignorant) Turns out I got interested enough to look up their more recent work. How did these guys stay under the radar so long? I guess that's Indy music - you end up getting noticed on a soundtrack selected by people with great taste... Good stuff - quirky, good stuff. Feels like walking down King St Newtown after a strong espresso....

That was fun, very cool song writing drawing on every corner of the pop music world, fantastic guitar sounds dropping in and out, some brilliant rolling drumming and great vocal lines. I knew Deceptacon as I was vaguely alive in 1999, but I'd not clocked the rest of this, which is superb. I thought about the sixties white girl groups and then The Slits, et al, all that kind of landed in Le Tigre's lap and they twisted it again to great effect. Dimery was right on this one Michael Chabon fans, well worth a listen as they wheel you into the first day at the nursing home, it will help you kid yourself it is going to be ok...

Fun and unique!

Love it. Very minimalistic, yet appealing.

Genuinely good music. Great mix of genres creating a sound that evolved into recent artists like The Prettiots

Very fun nice suprise.

Best riot grrrl album of all time in my opinion. Every song on this album absolutely rips, and it has a ton of variety and weirdness that keeps it fresh like dog bark samples, pitch shifting, explosions, etc. It has it all.

Wow, this is absolute peak 90s indie rock. Very clearly inspired by bands like Sleater Kinney, whom I absolutely love. This album thrives off its simplicity, it's very gritty and underproduced, and they make that sound the whole point of the album, and it sounds great. And of course the strong feminism in the lyrics is always something great to hear.

pakko antaa 5 ettei hanhi syytä mua misogyyniks (tykkäsin oikeestikin)

This is such a fun album. It manages to be upbeat and silly while also being subversive and politically relevant. For example. My Metro Card seems like a silly song about public transportation, but becomes a song about how Rudy Giuliani's policies were affecting New York. The harmonies are great and help make the album feel really dense with music without feeling suffocating. This is one of those albums that you could drop today and it would still feel fresh and relevant 5/5

SÅ bra att mitt hundrade album blev en solid femma! Har älskat detta album sedan 'Eau D'bedroom Dancing' dök upp i min shuffle, och den låten får fortfarande mig att känna mig som en melankolisk romantisk gymnasieelev. Det är som att riot grrrl-eran under 90-talet ledde fram till detta fulländade album, som har kvar råheten och kaxigheten, blandat med någon sorts glad post-punk. Självklart var sångaren Kathleen Hanna med både i genrens början med Bikini Kill och i dens kulminerande med Le Tigre. Kul att de i 'Hot Topic' sätter sig in i denna historieskrivning genom att lista inspirationskällor i form av andra band och feministiska ikoner. Här finns den stora, roliga hiten i 'Deceptacon', den vänliga och fina 'Les and Ray', det kaxigt punkiga i 'The the Empty', det avantgardistiska och annorlunda i 'Dude Yr so Crazy' och 'Slideshow at Free University'. Den sistnämnda är för övrigt också en favorit, troligtvis tvåa på albumet. Det instrumentella i den låten slår an en sådan sträng hos mig, den går inte att bli av med, den hypnotiserar mig. Fulländat album, tack. Bästa låt: Eau D'bedroom Dancing. Alltid.

One of my all-time favorites. Kathleen Hanna is a national treasure.

I have no words!

This album is so tight and a great relisten

Bad ass girls rocking out

music freakin' rules

Hell yeah

as a huge Bikini Kill fan, of course I've listened to LeTigre

Good album!

I love this exact brand of music. Surprised I've never heard of this band before, although I am familiar with some of the names in the riot grrrrl movement but not this one. Absolutely will be checking them out. Also reminds me a ton of Neko Case's first band Maow.

The coolest album of all time?