Simian Mobile Disco smacked dance music with a big ol’ pop wallop with its debut disc, 2007’s Attack Decay Sustain Release. Unapologetically accessible, the British duo tore the rusty roof off the avante-noise that too often dominates electronica, opting instead to take the form back to its warehouse roots—with a little twist. At an average of about three to four minutes a piece, each track on Attack is a compressed time-capsule releasing chunks of New Wave, classic hip-hop, and, of course, layered, well-aimed synths. “I Got This Down” is an Afrika Bambaataa-like boom-box jam sliced up with orchestral ambience—you know, in case you get bored—while “It’s the Beat” squeaks and taps with synths slathered over hard, dissonant textures. Head over to Youtube for a taste of SMD’s live shows and tracks from its upcoming album.

Fri., March 13, 8 p.m., 2009