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New Fonda 500 album 'Je m'appelle stereo' out Monday 30th June.

[ review of: Fonda 500 ]

'Loud, proud and incredibly sexy, Hull’s Fonda 500 are back with another pure pop explosion for the ears. ‘Je M’appele Stereo’ finds fuel from past indie creations to produce a record which sounds like as if Super Furry Animals have eaten too many sherbet dib dabs and have been left alone with Casio keyboards and a kiddie drum set.

From the high pitched, electronically altered, juddering vocals of ‘I Love Stereo, Stereo’s Good For Me’ with its canned beats and funky bass rhythms to the gentle strum of guitars on ‘Everything Is Connected’ mixed in with bouncing harpsichords and teach-yourself-French samples, in the style of The Books, this album is quirky and fun.

Messy like Stereolab on speed, Fonda 500’s off-tune electric guitars unexpectedly morph into loose latin rhythms leaving you with the impression that band have spent too much time watching hyperactive early-morning cartoons.

Nothing on here begs to be taken seriously, just track after track of over energetic, whimsical music wildly careering from pumping electro beats, to rippling glockenspiels doubling back through bright guitar riffs and over enthusiastic beat boxing before finally coming to an exhausted stop with the aptly named lullaby ‘…And Sleep.’

‘Je M’appelle Stereo’ is packed with exuberance and enthusiasm and the more you listen, the more you think that the group’s main aim was to get as many simple ideas committed to tape as messily as possible. Wonderful stuff!'
says Charlotte Otter of new-noise.net, you figure out what you think about it.

I think it's absolutely marvellous. A totally refreshing change that balances on the right side of ridiculous.
Well done Fonda 500! and thankyou!


Posted by nicolai_brotung at 20:23, 25 Jun 2008

New Fonda 500 album 'Je m'appelle stereo' out Monday 30th June.

[ text about: Fonda 500 ]

Since emerging from a disillusioned British music scene in 2000 with their critically acclaimed album ‘8 Track Sound System', Fonda 500 have pre-empted musical styles and scenes, and released a succession of influential yet highly individual albums. Their forthcoming release ‘Je M'appelle Stereo' is no exception. True to form Fonda 500 are once again unapologetically irreverent, this time gifting us with a true timeless classic, full of wonderment, love and audacious twists and turns brimming with Northern swagger. Refreshingly free from gimmicks and trends, ‘Je M'appelle Stereo' will both electrify the body and warm the soul.

The sound of Fonda 500 makes a beguiling group photograph. Outrageous Led Zep riffs firmly hold up the back row whilst Beatles rhythms make rabbit ears sneakily behing Kraftwerks' upright mid-row stance. SFA mess up the middle of the photograph by tickling ELO in the ribs and making the 2 nd row a blur. The front row is topped off with the Beastie Boys sat hands on knees next to Cornelius, with beautiful Brian Wilson cheekily lying on the floor pretending to swim.

Discography:

Je m'appelle Stereo - Album (coming in 2008)
Eight Track Sound System - Album
The Autumn/Winter Collection - Album
Spectrumatronicalogical Sounds - Album
ABCDELP - Album
Number One Hi-Fi Hair - Album
Super Chimpanzee - Single
8 Track - Single
Colours and the Birdsong/
Computer Freaks Of The Galaxy - Single

Press quotes:

"There's no-one quite like them..." - Rock sound UK
"Twisted pop magic of the highest order" - NME UK
"Great pop moments topple into each other... play loud and often" - Mojo UK
"Think Velvet Underground, Cornelius, Stereolab or the Beach Boys. Fantastic" - Rough Trade UK


Posted by nicolai_brotung at 20:20, 25 Jun 2008