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ALBUM - THE TEENAGERS: REALITY CHECK

ABOVE: Brilliantly crafted music

17th March 2008

By James Cabooter

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HUMOUR and nostalgia are the key ingredients behind this Parisian trio's simple but arresting music.

Adopting the blissfully alternative lo-fi sheen of early Smashing Pumpkins coupled with dry witty lyricism of Mike Skinner (albeit with a Gallic twist), like your first French kiss or first holday without the folks, Reality Check is a joyous debut to savour.

Casual sex, infatuation, infantile jealousies, school trips are their key concerns with lead teenager Quentin (who is anything but) murmering in a charming half spoken half sung fashion over chugging stand-out moments Make It Happen and Sunset Beach.

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But overall this is brilliantly crafted music that evokes emotional reactions, the aural equivalent of a John Hughs Brat Pack film like Pretty In Pink, it'll make you feel young, footloose and fancy free again.

C'est magnifique.

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