2008 Woodie Awards
[critic]al thinking
Issue date: 4/8/08 Section: Arts and Entertainment
Le POP Français!
Yelle
Pop Up
(Source etc. (EMI))
5 Stars
Record Review Magdalena Jensen
Normally, I don't watch MTV let alone listen to the crap they persistently advertise on commercial breaks
However, this random French chick, Yelle, jumping around and spouting über-catchy tunes, made me reach for my laptop in a quick Parisian minute (whatever that means…).
This cute-as-a-button fille française just dropped her new record, Pop-Up, and it's worth sprinting to your nearest record store (or torrent site) to get it.
Yelle (pronounced yell - the "e" makes it French, DUH) does not disappoint; she's catchy, cute, and never annoying.
While some might hear electro and RUN the other way, this is electro, as you've never heard it before - with a hot, sexy POP.
This album is innovative and fun.
Yelle has succeeded in spitting rhymes about her boy problems in a way that makes you want to jump up, shake your booty and laugh.
The album has two standout tracks: A Cause des Garçons and Je Veux Te Voir, both with videos and remixes.
This petite fille is gaining attention - she's toured with Mika, was featured on MTV, and dissed French hip-hop group TTC on her first myspace.com release.
So, don your neon sweatbands, hightop kicks, and bop around to this superb gem.
Despite the name, there is more here than hype
Fuck Buttons
Street Horrrsing
(Atp Recordings)
3.5 Stars
Record Review John McMillin
O.K. first thing's first. The name. Fuck Buttons. Simple enough, right? But maybe not.
I can't seem to figure out where to put the emphasis, on the "Fuck" or on the "Buttons." Is it "fuck buttons," like you're sick of buttons, or is it "fuck buttons," like you're really surprise to see some buttons?
Hey, this is important stuff to think about before you tell your friends and family about this great new noise band you just heard - you don't want to sound like an idiot while saying their name.
Yelle
Pop Up
(Source etc. (EMI))
5 Stars
Record Review Magdalena Jensen
Normally, I don't watch MTV let alone listen to the crap they persistently advertise on commercial breaks
However, this random French chick, Yelle, jumping around and spouting über-catchy tunes, made me reach for my laptop in a quick Parisian minute (whatever that means…).
This cute-as-a-button fille française just dropped her new record, Pop-Up, and it's worth sprinting to your nearest record store (or torrent site) to get it.
Yelle (pronounced yell - the "e" makes it French, DUH) does not disappoint; she's catchy, cute, and never annoying.
While some might hear electro and RUN the other way, this is electro, as you've never heard it before - with a hot, sexy POP.
This album is innovative and fun.
Yelle has succeeded in spitting rhymes about her boy problems in a way that makes you want to jump up, shake your booty and laugh.
The album has two standout tracks: A Cause des Garçons and Je Veux Te Voir, both with videos and remixes.
This petite fille is gaining attention - she's toured with Mika, was featured on MTV, and dissed French hip-hop group TTC on her first myspace.com release.
So, don your neon sweatbands, hightop kicks, and bop around to this superb gem.
Despite the name, there is more here than hype
Fuck Buttons
Street Horrrsing
(Atp Recordings)
3.5 Stars
Record Review John McMillin
O.K. first thing's first. The name. Fuck Buttons. Simple enough, right? But maybe not.
I can't seem to figure out where to put the emphasis, on the "Fuck" or on the "Buttons." Is it "fuck buttons," like you're sick of buttons, or is it "fuck buttons," like you're really surprise to see some buttons?
Hey, this is important stuff to think about before you tell your friends and family about this great new noise band you just heard - you don't want to sound like an idiot while saying their name.
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