Ima Robot's converted Papermag.com:

IMA ROBOT
Ima Robot (Virgin)
"Hipsters, here's the good news: Your new intergalactic music superheroes have arrived in the form of Ima Robot. After hearing their debut album, you'll want to emulate everything they do. Here's the bad news: Emulating everything they do includes lead singer Alex Ebert's bowl-cut-mullet hybrid. Fashion faux pas aside, this LA quintet does little wrong when showcasing their wonderfully flashy new-wave-goes-punk-rock sound, leaving no doubt as to why Virgin's A&R men snatched them up earlier this year. Vocally, Ebert is electrifying, channeling the glam spirit of Marc Bolan, while seasoned musicians like bassist Justin Meldal-Johnson and drummer Joey Waronker (both longtime Beck band members) provide a herky-jerky rhythmic backbone that thrills and kills. Tracks like "Dirty Life," a catchy, bass-driven homage to sleazy sex, slide up against poppy Bowie-esque love ballads ("Let's Talk Turkey" with such a natural flow that this album sounds as if it's the greatest mix tape of unheard songs from the Œ70s and Œ80s ever. Bonus gem is "Black Jettas"‹a pee-your-pants funny paranoia track about ex-girlfriends driving around California in the popular Volkswagen models. Don't let the fact that it sounds like a mash of the Bloodhound Gang's "Bad Touch" and Blur's "Stereotypes" prevent you from blasting this pretty ditty from a boom box at your next loft party. If you think cheesy throwbacks tunes can sound fresh and fly, then you're right, and Ima Robot is your new cat's meow."
LAURA YOUNG