FOOD STAMPS

There's something you should know about Food Stamps: They're so totally Brooklyn 2010, as their somewhat tasteless band name can attest. It's almost as if they're asking to be pegged with hipster stereotypes, but being in Brooklyn in 2010 also means having the opportunity to make exactly the kind of music you want to make. The boy-girl duo opts for pitting speak-sung vocals against a mix of guitar and programmed beats, coming off like a less-abrasive, pop-oriented version of Sleigh Bells. At the end of the day, they're two kids who made a wildly catchy EP, which is something no one—not even the anonymous "meh" guy on BrooklynVegan—should oppose.

- "THE L MAGAZINE" 2010