Bennetton fans, rejoice! The Pinker Tones have just stepped off the plane from Spain with the domestic delivery of a million new colors that have been poured in over forty countries since initial release in their homeland. Equal parts pop, rock, disco, lounge, and temporary insanity, this sophomore release from "Professor Manso" and "Mister Furia" was over two years in the making, the gestation no doubt slowed by their soundtrack and singles projects, including last summer's Sonido Total, the wild animated video for which received heavy rotation on MTV Europe. (Good news, Norte Americanos: It's included here and is being re-released in the US market). That track is sung in Spanish, but there's also Pink Freud, a quaint little ditty evoking handlebar mustaches and straw hats done auf Deutsch; the English-language call to arms Welcome To TMCR that's the albums's well-chosen lead track; the brief Señoras y Señores that precedes it, which despite its title is equal parts Spanish and English; and probably more besides, someone with more Berlitz training than we have will have to make that assessment, though. And it's not just linguistic diversity.
