French indie electronic duo The Penelope(s) have created a distinctly pop sensibility that draws on indie rock from the early '90s with elements of synth-pop and early House. The results, though, will appeal to home listeners as well as the club kids. Priceless Concrete Echoes is their first domestic release. A mix of shoegazing, New York disco, punk and funk - the album is produced by Black Strobe's Arnaud Rebotini. Soaring through nostalgic hints of The Cars or New Order (Licked by Love) or Ride (The Hea...   [ read more ]

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We all knew it was coming. Thanks to Fearless, punk had already gone metal, '80s, acoustic, and pop, so it was only a matter of time until the '90s also came under attack. And being that this is the decade most bandmembers on the album were likely starting to whet their musical palates, an album full of tributes to their favorites would no doubt be fun, right? Wrong. Let some advice be imparted: the point of a cover song is not for a band to simply try their best at sounding like the original b...   [ read more ]

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