U.S.E. by United State of Electronica

May 27, 2005 | 10 Comments

The Artist: United State of Electronica
The Song: Vamos a la Playa (Live)
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The Album: U.S.E. | Buy it from iTunes
Released 2005
Recommended if you like: LCD Soundsystem, Len, Goofy Dance-Pop

This weeks entry for the Album of The Week is going to be a quick one. I’ve got lots going on as I’m getting ready for a long weekend over at The Sasquatch! Music Festival.

They’ve got a great line up this year. Pixies, Modest Mouse, Kanye West, Wilco, Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, Smoosh, Blue Scholars, Visqueen, and this week’s artist U.S.E.

U.S.E., or United State of Electronica, are one of my guilty pleasure bands. They’re just plain fun. The music is pretty much described as fun, party, dance, rave, summer music and while it doesn’t do much but move your butt, that’s pretty much all it’s intended to do. And it does that rather well.

I’ve seen them a few time and each time I’ve had a blast. It’s funny because they seem to open for the strangest artists. Last time I saw them it was with Ted Leo. And they’re opening up for The Hold Steady here in a few weeks. I think this just goes to show how infectious they are.

They’re from right here in Seattle but they’ve got a very Euro-rave type sound, at least to my ears, and they remind me of all the great times I had clubbing it up while backpacking through Europe years ago.

It’s fun stuff and they put on a great show. Oh, and did I mention, they’re huge in Japan.

Filed under: Album of The Moment
Keyword Tags: u.s.e. music dance sasquatch+festival

Comments

1. Mikkel said:

A Muisc festival? :)

Anyway try out danish TigerTunes - not quite the same, but they’re great! Same feeling/mood ..

Posted on May 28, 2005 02:18 AM | #

2. Kris said:

And they were great at Sasquatch … like Daft Punk meets Eiffel 65. Ear candy.

Posted on May 29, 2005 05:07 PM | #

3. Cameron said:

the comment above, that it sounds like Daft Punk / Eiffel 65 is spot on.

definately not my thing, but in the background on a sunny day i could see it being quite good fun

Posted on May 30, 2005 12:08 PM | #

4. Lisa Giovanni said:

Tadada! Tigertunes rocks!

Posted on May 31, 2005 08:40 AM | #

5. Heather said:

I went to Sasquatch just for them. They’re my favorite live band that I’ve seen and I live near Seattle. I’ve seen them several times in concert. You can’t help but become engrossed in the happy go lucky music and intense performance. They’re fantastic. A must see.
Their CD is perfect for a sunny day road trip or backyard party music. And they’re such nice people, I’ve been pulled up on stage and sang in the microphone and talked after their shows. They’re the best.

Posted on June 6, 2005 09:04 PM | #

6. Steve said:

I saw them at the gorge as well and it was amazing. The bad part is I always end up soaked in sweat by the end of there set, but it’s well worth it.

Posted on June 17, 2005 11:04 AM | #

7. Guilty Pleasure? said:

The phrase “Guilty Pleasure” implies that the fascination with the object of your desire is somehow shameful or that you wouldn’t want the information that you find pleasure in said object made known publicly.

You just posted on a website that you like them and that they do not suck - or in any way deserve the description “Guilty Pleasure.” Could you give English a rest and mangle some other language for a while?

Posted on June 17, 2005 07:48 PM | #

8. Keith said:

Guilty Pleasure? – I know exactly what it means, and for the record, English is the only language I know how to mangle.

Posted on June 17, 2005 08:00 PM | #

9. Jennifer said:

i agree w/ the other posts. i cant believe how amazing these guys/girls are. i live in new york and wish i could see them more. when i saw them here last time it was the best show i had seen in a decade. not only that, but their music is so new. noone has done anything like this. 4 on the floor drum beats w/ live beats, and guitars. techno/rock for everyone!

Posted on July 7, 2005 04:48 PM | #