Mark Ronson has openly acknowledged the fact that he needs help from others, which he collectively calls The Business Intl. The resulting album is an array of genres colliding. He visits the last 5 decades and colours them with twangy electro sounds and modern beats. It's like he has decided to create his own old songs that never existed, so he could remix them, as he is famous for on his other albums. This is his 'Record Collection', it makes sense if you think about it.
Ronson has crammed in plenty of old hypnotic 80s and 70s loops to send you into a fairly enjoyable trance, with contrasting raps and 60s vocals chiming in at surprising moments. This is an era overload outfit, psychedelic hat, a-line skirt, awkward band t-shirt and rollerskates, you look like you got dressed in the dark, but somehow it worked out alright for public appearances. Tracks like "Lose It In The End" has a 60s feel about it, based on the style of vocals by Alex Greenwald (from Southern California band Phantom Planet who perform the theme song for The OC), but also a strong loop that wouldn't be out of place in Rawhide (!), and an unexpected grimy rap from Ghostface Killa. It sounds like a monster, but it's actually held together very well with a good fuzzy electro beat.
