PLACE OF BIRTH: São Paulo

DATE OF BIRTH: September 2003

PERSONAL MOTTO: “I’ll throw up a hair-ball.”

STYLE OF MUSIC (IN FIVE WORDS): Dance-rock-club-pop-beats.

DESCRIBE YOURSELF (IN FIVE WORDS): red-wine, bruised-knees, fresh, dance-with-me, need-you-tonight.

“Taking the fact of not knowing how to play their instruments as a challenge for creativity, the group started to risk small shows in the nightclubs that feed the Sao Paulo underground,” is the official word from CSS’ official press release, translated from the original Portuguese. Over loose beats and quick programming, they sing in English as opposed to their native language and claim that their scene is the internet not Sao Paulo. As evinced by ‘Meeting Paris Hilton’ and ‘Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above’, CSS makes unshakeably clear its predilection for the glorification of pop culture. Between funky dancehall and keys that bubble and bounce, lead singer Lovefoxxx yells and throws down vocals that is shameless in the best of ways and the rest is filled in with wire-thin guitars, swift drums and manic hooks.

 

What do you do to chill out after a hectic night performing?

We never chill out. We are too extreme now I realised. Or we go back to our houses/van/hotel and crack in sleep or we go down to the floor doing crappy breakdances. But in general we love to dance. We feel lucky to tour with Diplo and having him DJing every night for 30 days for free.

What is your biggest achievement so far?

Sub Pop! Being label-mates with Kurt Cobain definitely. It didn’t click when we were first getting in touch with them. Now it has clicked because I see us at their website. We heart Sub Pop big time.

Who are your musical heroes?

Yesterday I was at karaoke and I bumped with a bunch of heroes... Now I don’t remember exactly who were they, but here are a few: Grace Jones, Donna Summer, Gloria Estefan (circa Miami Sound Machine), Afrika Bambaataa, Eduardo Ramos, Keith Richards (because he is a pirate), Jonathan Poneman, Tiny Masters of Today, and the basics: David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Thurston Moore and family and Cat Power (dancing like a chicken on David Letterman).

Tell us about your new projects...

We want to be the tightest family. We want to make everyone dance like the ultimate New Year’s Eve with all your friends acting stupid and throwing you in the pool. We want to travel and spread the love.

What are your plans for the future?

We have all this year figured out. We’ll meet all the world. So the plans for now is to focus, throw gigs to be proud of and meet people. But our main goal basically is to play in Scandinavia and at one point of the gig we’ll leave all instruments behind, take our clothes off and stage dive naked.

Beastie Boys, Missy Elliot, MSTRKRFT, Marc Jacobs, Terry Richardson, 1990s, Afrika Bambaataa, Hot Chip, Metronomy and DJ Copy.

What is catching your ear at the moment?

I can’t stop listening to ‘Promiscuous Girl’ and ‘Maneater’, both from Nelly Furtado. I feel a bit guilty but when I get drunk I say it out loud and everyone is doing the same.

You’re having a dinner party. Who would you invite and why?

First we’d ask our dear friend called Red Wine then Cat Solen; she directed our video and it was the best thing ever, we have been fans of hers for years, Donatella Versace (as seen in Saturday Night live, not the real one but Maya Rudolph), Debbie Downer (she doesn’t exist, she is also a SNL character). Also, someone with good moves in the dance-living-room-floor and everyone we’ve worked with.

What is your recipe for success?

I’ve read people saying what I’m about to say and thought it wasn’t true but it is: do what you gotta do, do it wildly and die for it, dream about it and live it, love it and be sure you have all your best friends with you.

What makes you happy?

Inspiring, beautiful people with good conversation and nice moves.

What makes you angry?

Bad sound equipment, liars (not the band, people who lie) and bunny piss.

What was the last CD/record you bought?

Aids Wolf “The Lover’s Ep”, Liars “Drum’s not dead”, Sons and Daughters “The Repulsion Box”

What is your favourite song?

Favourite song ever? This is the hardest question ever! ’For my People’ by Missy Elliot and ‘La Ritournelle’ by Sebastien Tellier.

If not a DJ/producer/artist then what?

To make out with or to be? I’ll take it as “to make out with”: electricians, truck drivers, stage divers and you.

THE ALBUM ‘CANSEI DE SER SEXY’ IS AVAILABLE NOW AND THE SINGLE ‘LET’S MAKE LOVE AND LISTEN TO DEATH FROM ABOVE’ WILL BE RELEASED ON AUGUST 14TH, BOTH ON SUB POP. THE BAND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THEY ARE ALL SINGLE.