I’ve always been a fan of Ratatat. Past singles like “Wild Cat” and “Spanish Armada” have always been no brainer songs on a party playlist for quite some time. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I have been out a hipster bar and one of their many catchy singles wasn’t strategically placed somewhere on the line up on the dance mix.

But then again, I can also see how some tire of the repetitive beats Ratatat mixes over and over again. To be honest, there’s not a lot of room to do something completely different when you’re an electronic based, multiple-drum and bass layering indie pair. LP4 sounds different and new but it’s still Ratatat - you’ve got to give them credit for never loosing that certain style that makes this group who they are. They’ve mastered a certain sound and always stayed true to it, just with each album they tweak it subtly.

But LP4 is a great installment to the Ratatat legacy. The music and the group’s growth just makes sense. But what LP4 is lacking is that kick that past albums like “Classic” had. I can’t find any beat on this album that I love, that I can’t get out of my head all day, or have to listen on repeat. If I had to pick one favorite track, it would be the first one, “Billar.” I like the build, it’s a great opener. The album at best, serves as great background noise. It’s my soundtrack of choice when going for a run, or writing long letters to my grandma. It’s something I don’t mind listening to, but an album I will easily skip over when grazing through album choices on the iPod.