The Looks

Infobox Album
Name = The Looks
Type = Studio
Artist = MSTRKRFT


Released = July 18, 2006
Recorded =
Genre = Dance-punk, electronica
Length = 46:51
Label = Universal
Producer = MSTRKRFT
Reviews =
* Pitchfork Media (5.9/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/37534/MSTRKRFT_The_Looks 27 Jul 2006]
Last album =
This album = "The Looks"
(2006)
Next album =

"The Looks" is the debut album by MSTRKRFT, released on July 18, 2006. All songs were written by Jesse F. Keeler and Al-P.

History

In the 15-21 June 2006 edition of "The Stranger", Keeler explains the origin of the album's title: "My girlfriend and I were watching American Idol, and judge Randy critiqued this one girl as having 'the looks' but not the talent. So we laughed at this intangible thing 'the looks' that can be good or bad, and later it became [our] album title. Because if you think about it, it doesn't mean anything, especially in terms of our album."

The earliest version of the track "Paris" was composed on a laptop, on a plane taking Keeler and Al-P back home after a trip in Paris, France. "Easy Love" and "Paris" were made available on the band's MySpace account before the album's release.

Track listing

# "Work on You" – 6:02
# "Easy Love" – 5:32
# "She's Good for Business" – 5:04
# "Paris" – 5:47
# "The Looks" – 4:56
# "Street Justice" – 6:52
# "Bodywork" – 5:52
# "Neon Knights" – 5:46

ingles

* "Easy Love" (January 31, 2006)
* "Work on You" (July 6, 2006)
* "Street Justice" (January 18, 2007)

External links

*Discogs release|name=The Looks|id=718857