C'Mon Lets Pretend
by Sahara Hotnights
This 1999 debut album for the all-girl Swedish garage band gets a belated U.S. release (complete with new packaging and bonus tracks) to capitalize on the recent success of their American breakthrough, 2002's 'Jennie Bomb.'
| LABEL: |
Jet Set |
| RELEASE DATE: |
08 April 2003 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Indie, Rock |
NOTES: Original Swedish release 1999. U.S. rerelease in 2003 has three additional tracks.
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83
Spin
Varied and vulnerable. [Jun 2003, p.109]
80
Junkmedia
This is the kind of album that grabs you on the first listen and doesn´t let go until you drive yourself crazy from playing it over and over again.
80
All Music Guide
Even when their brazen demeanor shifts tempo for the stainless melodies of "That's What They Do" and "Wake Up," Sahara Hotnights offers a musically cultivated sophistication that's missing in bands like the Donnas and the Vines.
70
PopMatters
As good as C'mon Let's Pretend is as a debut album, (or follow up for that matter), Sahara Hotnights is not yet up to the lofty descriptors peppering their record company press release.
68
Pitchfork
It's the sound of innocence, like night-long basement parties spent listening to cheesy 80s rock records: derivative in a naïve tributary fashion, while still glimmering with songwriting promise.
60
Almost Cool
C'Mon Let's Pretend overall is a passable album, but the riffs just aren't nearly as catchy, and the group doesn't quite seem to have a command on their sound yet.
60
Splendid
People who listened to Sahara Hotnights' albums in their proper sequence will appreciate their improvement, but those who heard Jennie Bomb first may well end up preferring it.
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