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The Pipettes: Earth Vs. Pipettes

The Pipettes are like the Menudo of indie pop with an ever-changing lineup that seems to rotate its membership every 12 months. For their second album, the girls—once a trio of chic, cheeky vocalists in matching polka-dot dresses—have slimmed themselves down to a duo, and they’ve given up their ’60s pop pastiche for a sound that’s more Bananarama than Phil Spector. Earth vs. Pipettes is a dance record, featuring a dozen songs culled from a sleek mix of disco, Euro-pop, and New Wave....  read more

The Pipettes land in the states

The Pipettes --a Brighton-born dance-pop trio of sassy-skirted sirens straight out of the '50s-- are dropping their first full-length album, We are the Pipettes, come October 2nd, while kicking off their nation-wide tour that very evening in the windy city of Chi-town. The bubblegum chewing, doo-wop crooning wonder girls have backed big names like the now defunct Sleater-Kinney and fellow musical throwback singer Amy Winehouse, and with good measure. The girls sound like Chicks on Speed baking a cake in the kitchen with June Cleaver (if that sort of thing is possible), and they don't let up. Don't miss The...  read more