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If not particularly important, We Are the Pipettes is both witty and filled with ear-catching melodies.
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Every song is laced with harmonies that will weave their way deep under your skin.
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And while every song contains allusions to forgotten surf rockish guitar chords and Duke Ellington violins, the real fun is in the way the Pipettes play off each other in harmony.
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Trouble is, despite the band's concerted efforts to beef up and broaden their schtick with a radio-friendly production, too many aspects scream "novelty act".
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We Are The Pipettes is possibly the only pure-pop record you need own this year.
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What is interesting about the Pipettes is that they're creating incredibly catchy, well-made pop music.... But their music could be something more.
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FilterNot since Thee Headcoatees has English retro sounded so cute. [#25, p.92]
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There's so much of this record that causes a big smile to split your face that it can't be described as anything other than a success.
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New Musical Express (NME)Faux-feminist tracks such as 'Dirty Mind' are more Austin Powers than Phil Spector, too self-conscious to hit the heart-bursting heights of the originals, too much a pastiche to forge anything new. [15 Jul 2006, p.37]
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Their debut album, released in the U.S. this week, proves that the Brighton lasses aren't only well constructed, but sharp and tough all on their own.
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While We Are the Pipettes often swells and soars... it doesn't come near the symphonic grandeur of the best of 60s girl pop. At its best, however, these pocket-sized songs still burst with verve and vitality, mixing heart-pumping melodies with carefree, almost conversational vocals.
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'We Are The Pipettes' is perfection.
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Aside from the copious harmonies, what characterizes the Pipettes’ is a blend of rinky-dink instrumentation with an almost smug confidence in their concept, which allows them to carry it over without ever provoking the listener’s skepticism.
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The record comes off as hokey.
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Q MagazineThough more than pastiche, it's not pop genius yet either. [Aug 2006, p.114]
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The Pipettes have none of Winehouse’s soul aspirations--just better songs and more sex.
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SpinA disco-swept dreamland. [Aug 2006, p.83]
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Outwardly, We Are the Pipettes is fun, sweet, and attractive. If you hang around, it starts to feel brittle, frigid, bitchy, and weird.
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Three polka-dotted women with perfectly suited voices front The Pipettes, but it's the work of mastermind Monster Bobby and the rest of the backing band that elevates these 16 nuggets far beyond the disposable pop implied by the setup.
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It's heavy on Motown basslines, dramatic strings and love affairs that thrive and die on the dance floor. But the victim culture of the girl group classics is replaced by a punk-edged, polka-dot feminism.
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The Pipettes are only fresh in the sense that they've appropriated Spector-influenced girl-pop for a new era.
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UncutAlmost succeeds through sheer force of personality. [Aug 2006, p.108]
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Under The RadarThe Pipettes are a one- trick poniesy for sure but they offer one hell of a ride. [#15]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 27 out of 37
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Mixed: 5 out of 37
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Negative: 5 out of 37
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BeelayJun 28, 2007
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martina.Jun 19, 2007I love them, great songs, great album, great band, different style, I like it, cute girls
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AndyMar 2, 2007