Downtown Rockers

Downtown Rockers
Studio album by
Tom Tom Club
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2012 (2012-09-11)
StudioClubhouse Music
Genre
Length44:52
LanguageEnglish
LabelNacional
ProducerChris Frantz, Tina Weymouth
Tom Tom Club chronology
The Good, the Bad, and the Funky
(2000) 		Downtown Rockers
(2012)

We’ve always been on the upbeat side, and I think these songs are good for parties and dancing. I think it’s safe to say they will lift people’s spirits.

—Tom Tom Club drummer and album producer Chris Frantz on the tone of Downtown Rockers.[1]

Downtown Rockers is a 2012 EP and the sixth studio album by American rock band Tom Tom Club, released on Nacional Records. The vinyl EP features five songs, with some digital versions expanding the track listing to nine or twelve with remixes and alternate versions. A music video was also produced for the title track.[2]

Reception

The editorial staff at AllMusic Guide gave the album four out of five stars, with reviewer Fred Thomas writing, "every song feeling more natural, relaxed, and groovy than the last".[3] Hilary Saunders of Paste rated this album a 6.8 out of 10, characterizing it as "a much-needed filler in the wide-ranging void that is the modern dance scene" that has strong instrumentation and weak lyrics.[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Frantz, Bruce Martin, Pablo Martin, and Tina Weymouth

  1. "Downtown Rockers" – 4:08
  2. "Won't Give You Up" – 4:29
  3. "You Make Me Rock and Roll" – 4:17
  4. "Kissin' Antonio" – 3:43
  5. "Sweets to the Sweet" – 4:34
  6. "Downtown Rockers" (Ed Stasium E-Dub Mix) – 6:35
  7. "Downtown Rockers" (Arthur Baker Superstar DJ Mix) – 7:35
  8. "Kissin' Antonio" (Entro & Ginseng Short Mix) – 5:44
  9. "Kissin' Antonio" (DJ Latin Bitman Mix) – 3:47

The albums vinyl EP edition contains only the first five tracks. Other digital editions expand the nine listed here to twelve.

Personnel

Tom Tom Club

  • Chris Frantz – artwork, drums, percussion, production, vocals
  • Bruce Martin – keyboards, percussion
  • Pablo Martin – guitar
  • Tina Weymouth – artwork, bass guitar, overdub engineering, percussion engineering, production, synthesizer, tambourine, vocal engineering, vocals

Additional personnel

  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Tyler Bird – engineering, mixing, vocal engineering
  • Victoria Clamp – vocals
  • Egan Frantz – package design
  • Ed Stasium – mixing

References

  1. ^ D'Albert, Finn (March 22, 2013). "Downtown Rockers: Tom Tom Club". Features. Clash Music. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Premiere: Tom Tom Club Returns With Scuzzy 'Downtown Rockers'". Music. Rolling Stone. September 17, 2012. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Thomas, Fred (n.d.). "Downtown Rockers – Tom Tom Club". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Saunders, Hilary (September 11, 2012). "Tom Tom Club: Downtown Rockers". Music > Reviews > Tom Tom Club. Paste. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
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