Planta (album)

Planta is the fourth studio album by Brazilian indie rock band CSS. It was released on June 11, 2013. The album was produced by David Sitek. It is the band's first album recorded without guitarist Adriano Cintra, who left the band in November 2011.

Planta
Studio album by CSS
Released	June 11, 2013 (2013-06-11)
Genre	Electronic[1]
Length	40:22
Label	Self-released
Producer	Dave Sitek
CSS chronology
La Liberación (2011) Planta (2013)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	54/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Consequence of Sound	D[4]
DIY	[5]
The Line of Best Fit	7.5/10[6]
MusicOMH	[7]
Now	[8]
NME	[9]
Pitchfork	5/10[1]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Slant Magazine	[11]

Critical reception

Planta was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 54 based on 18 reviews.^[2]

In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer Matt Collar wrote: "Planta is a frothy, lightly experimental electro-pop outing that retains all of the band's fun, dance party energy. Planta features all of the old-school-sounding synths and drum machines CSS have built their sound around since their infectious 2006 debut, Cansei de Ser Sexy."^[3] Greg Inglis of DIY said: "Planta is the sound of a band rejuvenated, a diverse yet cohesive effort that tightens the sonic screws without losing any of the warmth and identity they've managed to create for themselves."^[5]

Track listing

Planta track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Honey"	4:02
2.	"Hangover"	2:42
3.	"Into the Sun"	4:57
4.	"Girlfriend"	3:14
5.	"Dynamite"	2:44
6.	"Sweet"	3:52
7.	"Too Hot"	3:58
8.	"Teenage Tiger Cat"	2:52
9.	"Frankie Goes to North Hollywood"	4:26
10.	"The Hangout"	3:02
11.	"Faith in Love"	4:38

Japanese bonus track^[12]

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Kawaii"	1:12

Personnel

Band members Lovefoxxx – vocals Ana Rezende – guitar, keyboard Luiza Sá – drums Carolina Parra – guitar, drums Additional musicians Jaleel Bunton – drums Todd Simon – horn

Production Dave Sitek – producer Steve Fallone – mastering

Charts

Chart performance for Planta

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13]	142