From Insound| Consisting of three lovely French 20-somethings, lead singer Quentin Delafon, guitarist / synth man Dorian Dumont and bassist Michael Szpiner, The Teenagers are a band that could have only come from Paris. Their sound is built around a backbone of golden pop melodies, with a penchant for leftfield visioning - all enveloped in a sardonic wit and lingering Sofia Coppola soft focus. While the trio left their teenage years a few years ago, adolescence is a concept that cuts to the core of the group. They're in love with the idea of the dreamy teen, inspired by sunset walks through the park, clogging up shopping malls for no good reason, holding hands, and stolen kisses in the cinema. from Yellowstereo The Teenagers love to have a good time. For those who didn’t know, these guys have been busy recording their debut LP from Merok Records in the UK, and Beggars/XL in the US. The title of their debut is called “Reality Check”, and it is due out for digital download on January 15th, a mere four days from now. The hard copy isn’t set to be out until March 18th in the US (March 17th in the UK). BUT… if you hurry over to their Myspace page anytime in the next 4 days, you are able to listen to the album in its entirety UNTIL January the 14th. See Below for the link. Over the last year these guys jumped on the scene with their raunchy and vulgar “Homecoming”, and most recently with “Starlett Johannson”, along with some pretty rocking remixes that have been hopefully rocking a indie-dance floor near you (I know I spin them where I play). The album is twelve tracks long, half of which I had yet to hear before today (I had heard some of the demos for other tracks that have been floating around and on their myspace page, and hadn’t heard the mastered versions). Listening to the album all the way through, its obvious to hear the new-wave and 80’s synth pop influence on these guys’ sound. Most tracks on the album have pretty catchy refrains and get stuck in your head. A number of them also make you want to move your feet and Dance Dance Dance Dance. As an overall album, I feel like it is split into halves (for the most part) with most of the upbeat tracks in the first half. This includes the singles currently released (Homecoming and Starlett Johannson), and the 3rd single titled “Love No” (Out 3/10/08). On the second half of the album, the dancy vibe changes into more of a storytelling mode, something The Teenagers do a pretty good job at (in a humorous way of course, just as a Teenager should do!) Listen for yourself, and preorder the album RIGHT HERE! Below is the tracklist. Personal favorites for me after the first few run throughs are “Streets of Paris” (totally new to me), and “Feeling Better” (Heard demo prior to album version). The Teenagers - Reality Check |
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