Aside from being a glorious sweet and vitamin C packed orange vegetable the humble carrot has had it's name nicked by a motley crew of musicians called The Carrots. They're on Elefant Records and looking at the pic on the front of the sleeve they look like the happiest band I've ever scene in my life. I'd like to think it's not forced and they are genuinely that happy. All dressed in black and red and smiling everywhere. How could you not like 'em? The woman on the left looks well crazy mind you! For your sins you get 4 tracks of 50's inspired indie pop music. Not quite as twee as I originally thought it would be though you folks who like Camera Obscura/ The Pipettes will like this I reckon. I was amazed to find out they're from Texas though. Overall it's a fun EP!
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What their label says...
From Austin, Texas, a (nearly) all - girl group intent on modernizing the legacy of 60's girl groups THE MARVELETTES, THE COOKIES and THE SUPREMES. Four songs with a hip, direct and modern style, placing them alongside THE PIPETTES and CAMERA OBSCURA. Songs filled with stories of youngsters disappointed and not so disappointed in love (“Doing Our Part”) with a truly catchy chorus, heartbreaks ("Ladies of Givens" ), secret lovestruck high schoolers ("Secret Since 99"), and also a story of a teenager who passes away ("Jimmy don’t cry" with a delicious jazz touch); all themes groups from the fifties wrote about but now with irony and an upbeat feeling.
