Treehouse

NYC dance-pop duo Sofi Tukker’s debut album is all about embracing individuality, letting loose, and having one hell of a time along the way. “I don’t give a f\*\*k about ‘they’,” goes the mantra on the pulsating “Fuck They”. “Batshit” celebrates being just that, and “Baby I’m a Queen” is an ode to being yourself on nobody else’s terms. The music is every bit as colorful and fun as that message: stylish house beats are punctured by catchy melodies, playful lyrics (sung in English and Brazilian Portuguese), and electric guitars, adding huge, organic energy to the understated cool lying beneath.

A gorgeous mess of a record.

The songs on Sofi Tukker’s Treehouse are alternately playful and sincere, intimate and global.