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French For Cartridge have a got a pretty stoopid name but that's ok, there are plenty of daft band names about and most of them haven't written a single as strange and charming as 'Oooh'. This London based, boy/girl fronted indie pop write in a curious atonal sound incorporating some cool dynamic changes and some cheeky musical moments. The office staff and harking on about Bjork and Kate Bush which is no surprise as 'Oooh' is kinda dramatic and spooky. B-side 'Picture Negative' has a riff that's sounds well similar to 'Get Myself Arrested' by Gomez…that's not meant as a diss though, it's much better than that. Beatles-esque melodies, ace percussion and subtle hints of electronics give this tune the boost it requires and makes for a perfect compliment to the A-side. Comes with a free download too....CHRISTMAS!French For Cartridge
is a London-based band fronted by a male/female duo.
Formed as an attempt to create atonal pop music whilst at Goldsmiths in New
Cross, the band released their first album ‘Cases’ to rave reviews in 2006. The
album made it to ‘album of the month’ in the renowned Organ fanzine and was
picked up by Radio 1, BBC Newcastle, Resonance FM and Pulserated among others.
Their track ‘Fooling Around’ was chosen by Rob Da Bank for the Radio 1 Best of
Unsigned Podcast and featured in the top half of the Dandelion Radio Peel
Festive Fifty.
French For Cartridge have appeared at various UK and European festivals and
played venues such as Luminaire, Barfly, The Macbeth, Spitz, 93 Feet East and
Bush Hall. The band are currently finishing their follow-up album for which
they have worked with S. Husky Höskulds (Tom Waits, Fantomas, My Brightest
Diamond) and which is set for release in January 2010. The first double A-sided
single ‘Oooh!/Picture Negative’, will be out December 7th on Dinner With Daisy
Records and available on 7‛ vinyl and download.
Oh, and the name? The band takes its name from its side project (‘une
cartouche’ – which is French for cartridge) which in turn took its name from
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