Cansei de Ser Sexy (lit. "Got tired of being sexy" in Portuguese), also known as CSS, is a Brazilian band from São Paulo. Their main musical influence is electro-rock, and their songs are sung both in English and Portuguese, with lyrics concerning mainly pop culture. Image File history File links Css. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Flag of São Paulo See other Brazilian States Capital São Paulo Largest City São Paulo Area 248,176. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Electro, short for electro funk (also known as robot hip hop and Electro hop) is an electronic style of hip hop directly influenced by Kraftwerk and funk records (unlike earlier rap records which were closer to disco). ... Indietronica, also known as indie electronic, indielectronica, indietronic, indietronics and lap-pop, is a music genre that combines indie rock with the sound of Early Electronics/Electronic Pioneers, Krautrock, IDM and glitch. ... It has been suggested that Electro rock be merged into this article or section. ... See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 other events of 2003 list of years in music 2000s in music // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ... Lovefoxxx, CSS lead singer, wearing a Burberry scarf Lovefoxxx (stage name of Luísa Hanaê Matsushita, born in February 25, 1984 in Campinas, Brazil) is the Japanese-Brazilian lead singer of indie-electro band Cansei de Ser Sexy. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Luiza da Silva e Sá (São Paulo, March 29, 1983) is one of the guitar players and drummers for the brazilian indie-electro band CSS. Besides playing in the group, she studies fine arts at college and is very interested in astrology. ... Ana Maria Rezende Versiani dos Anjos (São Paulo, March 19, 1982), is a brazilian film director and guitar player for the indie-electro band CSS. Was responsible for the direction of CSS first music video in Brazil, Off The Hook, filmed at Adriano Cintras and Carolina Parras... Iracema Trevisan (Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, September 28, 1981), also known as Ira, is the bassist for Brazilian indie-electro band CSS. Was one of the people in charge of calling friends to start the group — as a joke, because she was tired of playing in a serious... Carolina Moraes Parra (São Paulo, November 16, 1978) is a guitar player and drummer for the Brazilian indie-electro band CSS. Joined the group in the Tim Festival gig in 2004. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Electro rock is a sub-genre of punk. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ...

History

Formed in September 2003, the band started as mostly a way for friends to hang out together, the band's drummer was the only one with substantial musical experience and professional affiliations at the time^[1]. Their name was taken from a quote by Beyoncé, who allegedly declared that she was "tired of being sexy"^[2]. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beyoncé in 2004 with her five Grammys. ...

The band became known initially through the internet. The band's fotolog gained some notoriety and their songs started being downloaded massively from Trama Virtual's website (a Brazilian website similar to MySpace Music). Trama Virtual invested heavily in the overnight sensation inviting a series of Brazilian and British journalists to pound their pens on the phenomena. Articles were printed in several Brazilian magazines and even British newspapers such as The Guardian ^[3]. The writer of the latter, Peter Culshaw, was invited to see the band playing just before their signing for the debut, at a club in São Paulo. At that point he predicted that they "could be the biggest band ever to come out of South America" ^[4]. Songs by CSS found their way into the Latin American broadcasting of The Simple Life (with the song "Meeting Paris Hilton"), the Brazilian Big Brother reality show (with the song "Superafim") and the South American version of the game The Sims 2: Nightlife ("Computer Heat", including a version in simlish). Still without a record deal, they released two independent EPs in 2004, and played that year at TIM Festival, on the same night and at the same stage as Soulwax and Kraftwerk. Fotolog. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... The Simple Life is the name of a reality television series originally broadcast on Fox in 2003. ... Big Brother Brasil Big Brother Brasil (or BBB) is the Brazilian version of the reality show Big Brother and is broadcast over Rede Globo (TV Globo). ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Simlish is a fictional language featured in Maxis Sim series of games. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Soulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, is an alternative rock band hailing from Ghent, Belgium. ... Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) are a German musical group who have made significant contributions to the development of experimental, electronic, New Wave, synthpop and techno music. ...

In 2005, they signed with the Trama Virtual label (the first, and to this day the second only band to), and in October of the same year their first album was released in Brazil, along with an 7-track EP that was sold in their concerts. A limited edition version of the album had a CD-R included, so that the buyer could burn a copy of the album onto the CD-R to give to someone else as a gift^[5]. In Brazil the album has reportedly sold 5,000 copies to date, but neither the album nor the singles have reached charts. In addition, two music videos were released: "Off The Hook" and "Alala". "Off the Hook" was directed by guitar player Ana Rezende, and filmed at the home of band members Carolina Parra and Adriano Cintra, where CSS recorded most of their songs. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Ana Maria Rezende Versiani dos Anjos (São Paulo, March 19, 1982), is a brazilian film director and guitar player for the indie-electro band CSS. Was responsible for the direction of CSS first music video in Brazil, Off The Hook, filmed at Adriano Cintras and Carolina Parras... Carolina Moraes Parra (São Paulo, November 16, 1978) is a guitar player and drummer for the Brazilian indie-electro band CSS. Joined the group in the Tim Festival gig in 2004. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

At the beginning of 2006, CSS signed with Sub Pop to release their international debut album. The first single, released in June 6, was "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above", with an accompanying video directed by Cat Solen. In July, along with DJ Diplo and funk group Bonde do Rolê, they began their first international tour. This took CSS through U.S. and Canada, then across to U.K., France and Netherlands. While in Europe, they performed at the Pitchfork Media and NME festivals, sharing stages with the 1990s and opening for Ladytron and Primal Scream. They also played the first ever Indian Summer Festival in Glasgow, Scotland, alongside acts such as Antony and the Johnsons, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Gang of Four. There was also a small UK tour in November, undertaken with Basement Jaxx^[6]. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ... Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above is the first international single by Brazilian indie/electroclash band Cansei De Ser Sexy (or simply CSS), taken from their eponymous debut album. ... For the British international monthly publication see Diplo magazine. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. ... A typical example of Pitchforks main page, as of 12-12-06 Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork and occasionally shortened to P4K, pitchy, or pfork,[1] is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a weekly magazine about popular music published in the UK. It is unlike many other popular music magazines due to its intended focus on guitar-based music and indie rock bands, instead of mainstream pop acts. ... // The Band 1990s are an Indie Rock three-piece from Glasgow, Scotland. ... For other uses, see Ladytron (disambiguation). ... Primal Scream are a rock group formed as a duo in 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland, by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie, evolving into a band in 1984 at which time Gillespie was also the drummer in The Jesus and Mary Chain. ... Glaswegian redirects here. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... Antony and the Johnsons is an award-winning music act from New York City. ... Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a Grammy Award nominated New York City-based rock band. ... Gang of Four is an English post-punk group from Leeds. ... Basement Jaxx is a critically acclaimed UK house music duo, comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, that rose to popularity in the late 1990s. ...

The song "Alala" and video for "Let's Make Love and Listen Death From Above" have been included preloaded on the Zune multimedia player, released in November 2006. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Zune is Microsofts digital audio player, client software, and online music store. ... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 2000s in music. ...

They played on the 2007 NME Indie Rave Tour, along with The Sunshine Underground, New Young Pony Club and headliners Klaxons, and in the Coachella Festival in 2007. The NME Tours derive from British music industry publication New Musical Express. ... The Sunshine Underground are an English, Leeds based Indie Rock band. ... New Young Pony Club are a five piece electro-pop band from London, UK; formed in late 2003. ... Klaxons are an English band, currently based in London. ... The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella) is a three-day (formerly a one or two-day) annual music festival held at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...

CSS sold as much as 60000 copies worldwide up to February 2007 (according to journalist Lucio Ribeiro in Folha de São Paulo).^{[citation needed]} The newspaper Folha de São Paulo represents the development of the communication media in Brazil. ...

CSS will be playing various Festivals across Europe in the Summer, including a high-profile slot on the Radio One/NME Stage at Reading and Leeds Festivals in England. They will also be supporting Gwen Stefani on her European tour later in 2007, and playing at the Trinity Ball in Dublin, 2007. And in Japan, they will be playing in Summer Sonic 2007 at Makuhari Messe, along with famous artists around the world. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. ...

Similar artists

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Band members

• Lovefoxxx - lead vocals
• Adriano Cintra - drums, guitar, bass guitar, vocals, and production
• Luiza Sá - guitar, drums and keyboards
• Ana Rezende - guitar, keyboards and harmonica
• Iracema Trevisan - bass guitar
• Carolina Parra - guitar and drums

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Former members

• Maria Helena Zerba - keyboards
• Clara Ribeiro - vocals

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Discography

Albums

• Em Rotterdam Já É uma Febre (EP, independent) - 2004
• A Onda Mortal / Uma Tarde com PJ (EP, independent) - 2004
• Cansei de Ser Sexy (LP, Trama) - 2005 (Brazil)
• CSS SUXXX (EP, Trama) - 2005 (Brazil)
• Cansei de Ser Sexy (LP, Sub Pop/Warner) - 2006 (International)UK #69

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Singles

• "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above" - 2006

Tracklist: 1.Lets Make Love [Album Version] 2.Lets Make Love Spank Rock Remix 3.Lets Make Love Diplo Remix 3.Lets Make Love Instrumental 4.Acho um Pouco Bom [Lets make Love Single Version] Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above is the first international single by Brazilian indie/electroclash band Cansei De Ser Sexy (or simply CSS), taken from their eponymous debut album. ...

• "Alala" - 2006

Tracklist: 1.Alala[Album Version] 2.Ódio Ódio Sorry c. 3.Alala Bonde do Rolê Remix 4.Alala Princess Superstar Remix 5.Alala Acapella There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

• "Off The Hook" - 2007 UK #43

Tracklist: 1.Off The Hook 2.Art Bitch Live 3.Meeting Paris Hilton [Css Suxxx Version] 4.Off The Hook Live. Off The Hook is a hacker-oriented weekly radio program hosted by Eric Corley (also known as Emmanuel Goldstein). ...

• "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above" (reissue) - 2007 UK #39

Tracklist: 1.SMD Remix 2.Hot Chip Remix 3.Calvin Harris Remix 4.Pretend We're Dead [Live] 5.Alala Bonde do Rolê Remix 6.Lets Make Love [Album Version] Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above is the first international single by Brazilian indie/electroclash band Cansei De Ser Sexy (or simply CSS), taken from their eponymous debut album. ...

References

External links

• Official website
• MySpace page
• SubPop Records
• Trama Virtual
• NME Artist page featuring news, reviews, and videos

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Interviews and Live Reviews

• CSS first UK cover feature - Plan B Magazine, October 2006
• "Brazil nuts!", interview by The Guardian
• Interview with CSS on www.krugermagazine.com 21st Jan 2007
• Interview with CSS on Prefixmag.com Jan. 29, 2007
• Jeff Baum interviews CSS on New York Noise
• Live performance on BBC
• Lyrics