With a band name like Gameboy/Gamegirl, you'd expect that three MCs from Australia (with beats courtesy of a DJ from Oz known as Miami Horror—but we take no offense!) would know how to have a good time; but fun doesn't even begin to describe the energetic music that the silly electronic trio makes. Their self-described "coochie club music" has a powerful, hip hop-influenced sound that draws from sources as diverse as Crystal Castles and old school Dr. Dre, creating an end product that will transport you straight from your cubicle to the dance floor at Mansion without skipping a beat.

So what's the track that got the international blogosphere all abuzz and is teleporting me all about town? A catchy, irresistible number known as "Sweaty Wet Dirty Damp," a song that's the perfect soundtrack for either of this trio's favorite fun time activities—dancing and partying. "We've done a lot of ridiculous stuff to come up with ideas [for songs]," Gamegirl Katy has said. "We'll just write words and ideas down and put them in a big hat and pull them out...sometimes it surprises us what goes together as a match."

I suppose that would explain seemingly random track titles like "Pump Rumps" and "Fruit Salad." Ridiculous or not, bubblegum dance pop never sounded so sexy thanks to these kids from Down Under, but be warned—I've heard that clothes come off on stage at their live shows...and not necessarily in a good way.

Gameboy/Gamegirl plays Poplife @ White Room on July 5th; their debut EP, Golden Ghetto Sex, is currently available here.

- Caroline Stanley

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