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La La Grande Finale

by Miou Miou

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Sublime 02:56
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Déja-vu 03:09
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Le Globe 03:51
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Summe Volume 04:32
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Le Chaos 03:41
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"Miou Miou (that's French for “Pussycat") are true Bohemians, hailing from the so-named region of the Czech Republic. Their sound, though, is thoroughly Western/Northern European. Karolina Dytrtova sings French lyrics in a high-pitched, girlish coo, and her delicate voice is surrounded by layers of gauzy guitars, strings, and vintage keyboards. If this makes you think of Stereolab, you're more than halfway there. La La Grande Finale also invokes Acid House Kings, early Cardigans, and female-fronted shoegazers like Lush. At 13 tracks, the album tends to float away before it's over, but thick basslines and clever arrangements make the best tracks a cut or two above mere atmosphere. In particular, more “rocky”, uptempo numbers like “A Lete De La Saint-Martin 68” and “Le Coup De Ciseaux” will keep sophisticated toes tapping." (POPMATTERS)


"Romantically inclined East Bohemian quintet Miou Miou writes and sings in French, and the lush, carefully manicured settings of the group’s debut seem Gallic as well, redolent of the band Air’s soundscapes. Citing influences as far-ranging as Serge Gainsbourg and The Modern Lovers, Claudine Longet and My Bloody Valentine, Miou Miou derives much of its disarming personality from Karolina Dytrtova, who sings with such ingénue delicacy that she makes Longet seem like Ethel Merman. But this band is far from twee, as a powerhouse rhythm section brings muscle and mass to the gossamer. The whimsically titled “Le Petit Punk” pits a jackhammer groove against a skylarking flute (or synth), and “La Chambre Voisine” rocks like a top-down highway cruiser, power chords blazing. Overall though, La La Grand Finale plays out with a sustained sense of wistful refinement and obsessive intricacy. You could do worse than while away a Sunday with this insouciant Czech Beaujolais." (PASTE MAGAZINE)

credits

released January 1, 2007

Karolína Dytrtová - vocal, keys
Jara Tarnovski - keys, sampling, vibraphone
Břetislav Oliva - bass, guitars, banjo, harmonica
Tomáš Knoflíček - guitars
Ada Hattanová - piano, vocal
Bob - guitars
Petr Krásný - drums, percussions


Recorded by Miroslav Škop & Jara Tarnovski
Mix & mastering: Ondřej Ježek, studio jaMOR
Music & arrangements: Miou Miou
Lyrics: Karolína Dytrtová & friends
Cover graphic conception: Teréz Nývlt
Produced by Jara Tarnovski & Miou Miou

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