Lindstrøm & Christabelle 9th best album of 2010 in Slant Magazine

Lindstrøm & Christabelle is voted the 9th best album of 2010 by Slant Magazine. This is what they say: Norwegian DJ Hans-Peter Lindstrøm and vocalist Christabelle's Real Life Is No Cool is a pop-funk odyssey that draws on early Massive Attack, Prince, and especially the space-disco of Giorgio Moroder. The album is, perhaps, Lindstrøm's most accessible work to date (the single "Lovesick" appeared in a car commercial earlier this year and the U.S. version of the album is even more polished than the original Rough Trade incarnation), but despite clear standout tracks and copious pop hooks, it's a testament to the strength of Lindstrøm's singular vision that the album plays best as one whole piece, no small feat considering that it was at least seven years in the making. SC