Girl Talk

Girl Talk mastermind Gregg Gillis left life as a tissue-engineering scientist to rise to the top of the mash-up heap. Perhaps that’s why a fleshless skeleton adorns the cover of All Day, Gillis’ newest collection of bold song collages for sweaty, pulsating crowds. That aesthetic choice could also speak to the relatively pared-down approach Gillis took to assembling All Day—he sounds less content to play hide and seek with his record collection, instead choosing to linger longer on samples that range from Phoenix and Ludacris to Blue Oyster Cult and John Lennon. His turn from the spastic nature of his early efforts shouldn’t affect his live show, however, as whatever spontaneous pop hybrids emerge from Gillis’ laptop should remain addictive moments of fleeting fun.

Updated 01/04/2011