The Challenge

...in which our hero attempts to review La Roux's album without drawing a single comparison between the band's vocalist Elly and any other up-and-coming female singers.

Here goes.

La Roux's recent synth-laden single 'In For The Kill' caused something of a fuss when, despite little support from radio, it conquered the UK charts, shifting half a million copies along the way. With follow-up 'Bulletproof' currently sitting pretty atop the UK charts and top ten here in Ireland, La Roux appear to be delivering on the promise that led them being ear-marked as 'one to watch' in a spate of 'Sound of 2009' previews last December/January.

Although La Roux are in fact a duo, producer Ben Langmaid has chosen to stay out of the limelight and allowed singer Elly Jackson be the 'face' of the band. Jackson's androgynous appearance and unusual voice have divided opinion and her bolshy conduct in interviews has ruffled more than a few carefully-preened feathers.

Her disparaging comments regarding the state of mainstream pop music have seemingly caused particular offence. Having claimed that there is a lack of originality in modern music, there is a certain pressure now for her and Ben to prove they are more than just the product of some faddish 80's festishism with their self-titled debut LP.

Thankfully, the cynics can put their knives away because Ben and Elly have delivered a near-flawless collection of electropop ditties that should see them set up residency alongside the "music for kids, novelty tracks and one-hit-wonders" that Elly claims have a monopoly on the charts.

I suspected that perhaps the band's tinny electronica and Elly's shrill falsetto might wear thin over the course of a whole album but there is enough diversity of style and tempo here to keep things interesting and Elly showcases some unexpectedly versatile vocal abilities.

The album documents the course of a relationship, from itz brazen beginnings ('In For The Kill', 'Quicksand') through to its acrimonious ending ('Fascination', 'Armour Love') and all that comes in between. Allegedly, the songs are based on a five-year relationship that Elly was involved in and rumours abound that she frequently broke down in tears after recording sessions.

Thankfully, however, the album steers clear of mawkish sentimentality, with the exception perhaps of token big ballad 'Cover My Eyes', which sees Elly's fragile voice offset against a gospel choir.

If I was to make one criticism about this record it woulbe be the unnecessary re-working of upcoming single 'I'm Not Your Toy'. A demo of the track surfaced a few months ago and it sounded fantastic but, for whatever reason, the track has been tinkered with and now resembles a midi ring-tone in parts.

However, 'La Roux' is, simply put, a brilliant pop album from beginning to end and one I suspect will nestle itself alongside 'Two Suns', 'Ten Makes A Face' and 'Junior' as one of my favourites of 2009.




[Image: Last Fm]

Soundtrack To My Week

Metronomy - Heartbreaker (Kris Menace Remix)

La Roux - Tigerlily

Little Boots - Symmetry (featuring Phil Oakey)

Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone

When Saints Go Machine - Kids On Vacation

Wallis Bird - The Circle

The Bravery - Honest Mistake (Super Discount Remix)

[Image: Snapshot Flash]

Major Movie Motion Picture

Feature-length student film 'Six Semesters' has secured a spot at this year's Galway Film Fleadh, which takes place next month. Production began on the film three years ago (six semesters ago, if you will) and its development has been something of a 'labour of love' for writer/director John McKeown. 

Set over the course of a three year degree at DCU, 'Six Semesters' follows student Eddie (Dallan McCormick), who finances his student life by operating a service that helps students ditch unwanted other halves. Perhaps unsurprisingly, having a part-time job like this makes Eddie doubtful of the merits of romantic relationships, but his skepticism is challenged when Ailbhe (Marie-Claire Hoey), a girl he meets on the very first day of college, begins to feature heavily in his increasingly complicated life.

The film was shot almost entirely on DCU campus and features an all-student cast that includes MTV presenter Laura Whitmore and a number of the stars of the acclaimed production of 'Rent' that recently packed out audiences in The Olympia. The film premiered in Dublin last year but is likely to undergo some fairly drastic revisions before being screened at 'Cinemobile' in Galway on Thursday, the 9th of July.

Let's hope The Bubble Boy's scene-stealing role as 'Boy in Library #2' isn't a victim of the cutting room floor...

[Image: Sarah Cramer]

Flo and the Mo Can See Your Halo

I'm slightly blown away by this cover of Beyonce's 'Halo' by Florence and the Machine, once again courtesy of BBC Radio's Live Lounge. The version is pretty faithful to Ms. Knowles' original but, even so, the combination of lush instrumentation and Florence's soaring vocal makes for something quite special.



O.M.G. indeed, Jo Whiley.

Guess What?

The video for 'I Am Not A Robot' by Marina & The Diamonds has finally materialised. It's essentially a montage of Marina modelling some extravagant body paint designs, but I think the starkness of it really suits the song.



Both Nialler9 and Perez have already posted this. Having these sort of names behind her might just give Marina the edge she needs to graduate to The Big League. Let's hope so.

[Image: Myspace]

Pride And Joy

This week is Dublin Gay Pride Week. As I'm currently in the throes of thesis, I won't be bopping along to any of the festivities but, thankfully, the lovely folk from Google are sponsoring Pride this year and have set up a YouTube account, where a team of 'Gayglers' are going to post highlights from the week as well as various other tidbits. 

They've already uploaded the shortlisted entries for the Pride Short Film Competition. Pick of the bunch and the deserving winner of the competition is this here video. Entitled 'Fantabulous', the clip features the insanely talented Arron Aaron Rogers executing some pretty outrageous dance moves.

The full collection of shortlisted entries can be viewed here.

Are You Making This Magic?

Pogo, the man responsible for 'Alice' and 'Expialidocious', has produced yet another brilliant remix.

'Mary's Magic' uses samples from 'The Secret Garden' and the accompanying visuals remind me of why I loved this film as a child.

I Could Tell That You Wanted To...

I've been kind of on the fence about Australian pop pixie Lenka until now. I really liked her track 'Trouble Is A Friend', which has been the subject of some great remixes, but I found some of her other stuff a little bit overly-cutesy and saccharine. 

Today, however, I stumbled upon her version of 'Jump In The Pool' by Friendly Fires, which was performed for BBC Radio's 'Live Lounge'.

Consider me a fully-fledged member of the Lenka fan club.

[Image: MTV]

Curiouser And Curiouser...

Pictures of some of the characters from Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' have surfaced online. As much as I love these shots, it's almost too obvious to have Burton at the helm of the live-action version of Lewis Carroll's classic novel, isn't it?

Anne 'Eyebrows' Hathaway as The White Queen

Helana Bonham Carter as The Red Queen

Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter

Matt Lucas as Tweedles Dum and Dee

[via Who's That Girl?]

Soundtrack To My Week

HURTS - Wonderful Life

Florence and the Machine - Rabbit Heart (Jamie T Remix)

The Invisible - London Girl

Sia - Breathe Me

Tesla Boy - Spirit of the Night

Magic Wands - Black Magic (Crystal Fighters Remix)

Marina & The Diamonds - Girls

[Image: Alana Joy]

I Start Spinning, Slipping Out Of Time...

I really love this unofficial video for 'Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)' by Florence and the Machine. The song is one of my favourites of the year and, as much as I like the original video, I can't help but prefer this interpretation by Pretty Monkey Studio. The use of clips from a 1935 film version of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is inspired:



[via Neon Gold]

Counting Down The Days...

I'm slightly obsessed with the photography of Kane Longden. The moments of child-like reckless abandon captured in his images are welcome reminders that, in just three months, I will be free from the clutches of formal education.



Yet another discovery courtesy of Devin Castro.

What The F%$k?

Lily Allen can boast the best-selling British album so far this year, having already shifted in excess of 1.2 million copies of her sophomore album, 'It's Not Me, It's You. As such, you think she would have splashed out a bit more on the video for 'Fuck You', as opposed to subjecting us to a three and a half minute advert for Adobe After-Effects.

Heck, even an appearance by La Allen herself would have been nice. As much as I appreciate the clever use of her Twitter profile pic on the polaroid photograph, it doesn't excuse the fact that she clearly wasn't involved at any stage of the video's production.

Verdict: must try harder.

Edit: I love the song though. The 'Why Do Birds...'-esque melody teamed with the vulgar lyrics is brilliantly subversive.

Published

I managed to get two pieces published in the Dublin edition of 'Le Cool' this week. I've really enjoyed reading this online publication since it first surfaced a couple of weeks ago so I'm slightly delighted to be able to write for it. If you haven't already subscribed to the weekly mail-out, you can do so by clicking here.

[Image: Cooee Design]

From Russia With Love

Russia isn't exactly renowned for it's musical output (Tatu, anybody?) but Moscow-based electro outfit Tesla Boy are making for quite an exciting prospect.

Sounding like the love-child of Pip Brown and Dave Gahan, Tesla Boy's music could easily form the soundtrack to some classic Molly Ringwald movie. Their sound is quite 'done' these days but I think the tracks on their debut EP are infectious enough to give them an edge over the dearth of 80's influenced music being produced.

My favourite tracks on the EP are Runaway Man and Neon Love but the whole thing is well worth a spin.

Here's Runaway Man:

[Via: Breaking New Waves. Image: Myspace]

Future Flop?

Ever since I read it in 2007, I've regarded 'The Time Traveler's Wife' as one of my favourite books. The debut novel by Michigan-based writer Audrey Niffenegger, this unconventional love story centres on librarian Henry DeTamble, sufferer of a rare genetic disorder that causes him to involuntarily travel through time, and the unique relationship he develops with artist Clare Abshire.

Clare first meets Henry when she is six years old and a thirty-six year old Henry is transported into her back garden. Somewhat confusingly, Henry’s first encounter with Clare isn’t until fourteen years later when she is twenty and he is twenty-eight. 'The Time Traveler's Wife'  documents the evolution of their unusual relationship, skipping between Henry’s point of view and Clare’s, as readers see how Henry’s disorder, having originally thrown the pair together, repeatedly threatens to tear them apart.

A movie adaptation of the book is set to hit screens later this Summer, starring the consistently brilliant Rachel McAdams opposite Eric Bana. The trailer for the film has surfaced and, frankly, I don't know what to think. Yes, a large portion of the book is about the relationship between Clare and Henry but in the trailer they've made it look akin to Revolutionary Road, which it certainly is not. The book is quite dark and violent in places but they seem to have largely ignored these aspects in the trailer in favour of marketing it as a hybrid of 'The Notebook' and 'The Butterfly Effect' (one of my least favourite movies of all time):

[Image: Hollywood/Chicago]

And Now For Something Completely Different...

It's no secret that the primary constituent of my musical diet is electro-pop but, every once in a while, something catches my attention that doesn't necessarily fit into this category.

Take, for example, Scottish indie outfit We Were Promised Jetpacks. Rather astonishingly, the best thing about this band is not their name.

Lead-singer Adam Thompson's vocals, delivered in a thick Scottish accent, are a refreshing alternative to the current crop of Cockney crooners dominating the indie scene. The band's infectious guitar-driven ditties, meanwhile, leave me with little choice but to bop around my bedroom like... some sort of frantic bopping device.

I've been listening to the band's first single 'Quiet Voices' on repeat:



According to reports, there are plenty of equally brilliant tracks on the band's eponymous album, which was released earlier this week.

[Discovered via: The Recommender Image: Myspace]

Future Tycoon

A couple of years ago, DCU student Allan Dixon became a minor internet celebrity after his homemade video, 'Bebo: The Movie', won first prize in a worldwide competition on social networking site Bebo.

Last week, the same chap won a whopping €10,000 after scooping top-prize in the 'College Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2009' for his 'Event Wolf' social network, which uses Google Maps to allow people to share events and to view, comment and rate other people's events in the same way that people do with videos on Youtube.

Not one to rest on his laurels, Allan has already begun his next project: 'playTEXT'. The program allows you to post links to messages such as this and then click and drag the letters around to form new messages, such as this.

I think it'll work even better once he finds a way of encrypting the message text in the url so it doesn't give the message away.

Silly but fun.

[Image: Bebo]

Realistically Ever After...

Patrick has drawn my attention to these fantastic shots from Dina Goldstein's 'Fallen Princesses'. The collection ponders what becomes of various fairytale princesses when 'happily ever after' is replaced with a realistic outcome.

In the collection, we see an ageing Prince Charming waiting by the bedside of a comatose Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel losing her legendary locks following chemotherapy and Belle going under the knife to ensure she remains the beauty in her relationship, rather than the beast. Click here to see the full collection.


[Images: Dina Goldstein/JPG Magazine]

'R' Is For Royksopp, Robyn, Robot, Remixes.

A couple of free remixes of 'The Girl & The Robot', courtesy of Stay Loose.

The Chateau Marmont Remix is a particular favourite of mine and was one of the tracks Liana and I played during our first DJ set at Soundcheck last week.

'Lily & The Robot' meanwhile, sees the original track being 'mashed up' with Lily Allen's 'Not Fair'. Lyrically, the two tracks fit together qute well and the transitions are pretty smooth.

Aces.

[Image: Royksopp]

He Thinks That He Begins To See...

Two of my most reliable sources of new music are Illegal Tender and Popjustice. There's rarely any crossover between the recommendations they make but Manchester-based band HURTS have managed the impressive feat of garnering endorsements from both sites.

The band's debut single 'Wondeful Life' is slightly excellent and pulls off the throwback 80's/turn of the 90's synthy keyboard-driven sound extremely well. Even if the attempts to appear cryptic on the band's Myspace verge on obnoxious, I quite like the bizarreness of the low-budget video that accompanies the track:

The Future For Tom And Jerry?

In March of last year, a 9-year-old boy from Chicago, operating under the username RANDYPETERS1 posted a hand-drawn animated video on Youtube called 'Octocat Adventure 1'. Featuring crude MS Paint animation and a highpitched, child-like narrative voice, the clip documented octopus-cat hybrid Octocat on a quest to find his parents.

Three more episodes of Octocat subsequently materialised and the clips garnered something of a cult following. When the fifth and final instalment of Octocat's adventure was posted in September, an unexpcted twist made it clear that the work was not that of a nine-year-old boy.

Irish-born artist David O' Reilly subsequently claimed responsibility for the project, claiming it was an exercise in showing that people can "follow the worst animated, worst designed and worst dubbed film of all time, and still laugh and cry and do all the things you do watching a so-called “high end” film."

O' Reilly's latest film 'Please Say Something', although perhaps not as subversive as Octocat, is nothing short of a masterpiece. The film, depicting the troubled relationship of a cat and mouse in the distant future, was awarded the Golden Bear for 'Best Short Film' at the 2009 Berlin Festival and deservedly so.

Click here to see in better quality.

[Discovered via Why That's Delightful. Image: Dan Dare]

Faites Attention

I went to see Dublin-based band Attention Bebe in Tripod last night and had a rollicking good time.

The 15-piece ensemble specialise in big band covers of nineties tunes and will appeal to anybody with a penchant for pop-culture from the latter stages of the last century.

I first saw the band play at Electric Picnic last year where they proved an unexpected highlight of my festival experience. Clad in zany costumes and waving branded road signs about the place like they just didn't care, they made for quite a spectacle in a modest-sized tent. At the time, I thought the only problem with their set was some off-key vocals but lead-singer Jane Cassidy more than held her own last night in front of a considerably larger crowd that included a number of band members' families.

Last night's set featured a guest appearance by feisty female rapper Ophelia and nineties-themed visuals were ably provided by declanjh (the inclusion of the opening credits from 'Baywatch' was particularly inspired.)

I wouldn't bother listening to the tracks on the band's Myspace because they don't really do the band justice but be sure to make note of their upcoming gigs because Attention Bebe is something you need in your life.

[Images: Myspace]

Just Zoot Me

Zoot Woman have premiered the first track from forthcoming album, 'Things Are What They Used To Be', and it's considerably brilliant.

Even if you haven't encountered this criminally under-rated band before, I suspect you're probably familiar with the work of band member Stuart Price. Price's production credits include Madonna's 'Confessions on a Dancefloor' and The Killers' 'Day & Age' and more recently Frankmusik's 'Complete Me'. He's also a rather prolific remix artist, operating under various guises, such as Thin White Duke, Les Rythmes Digitales, Paper Faces, Man With Guitar and Jacques Lu Cont.

Zoot Woman's six year hiatus since their eponymous sophomore album has more than likely been a result of Price's other commitments but I, for one, am glad to have them back. In fact, the timing might be right for the band to break through to the mainstream as the campy 80's influenced electropop they've been hawking since debut album 'Living In A Magazine' in 2001 is very much in vogue right now.

The album's out in August but here's a preview of 'Saturation':



If that appeals to your aural tastebuds at all, I'd encourage you to have a rummage through the band's back-catalogue.

[Image: Myspace]

Soundtrack To My Week

Florence & The Machine - Cosmic Love

The Aspirins For My Children - Pineapple

Beyonce - Single Ladies (In Mayberry)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll

thecocknbullkid - Clean Apart

Kissy Sell Out - Garden Friends

The Clik Clik - Did You Wrong (Frankmusik Remix)

If Only My Procrastination Were This Productive...

I love this video, 'Deadline', directed by Bang-yao Liu. It's so good you can almose forgive the ridiculously obvious choice of Royksopp's 'Eple' as the backing track.




[via Devin Castro]

Can Has Band

We Have Band's new 'video' is in fact a stop frame animation, made up of 4,816 still images shot over the course of two days.

I saw this band perform last year in Tripod and thought they were pretty good. 'You Came Out' probably isn't one of their stronger tracks but I think they can be forgiven this when the visual accompaniment looks this good:

You Need To See This...

The adventures of Ickle and Lardee, brought to you by My Milk Toof.

Kiss With A Fist

Previewing your album on Myspace is the new black it seems and graphic designer turned electro-fiend Kissy Sell Out is jumping aboard the bandwagon.

After establishing himself as a talented remix artist, Kissy Sell Out has decided to produce some tracks of his own. His album "Youth" features the vocal talents of Danimal Kingdom and, after a couple of listens, I reckon this album has all the ingredients to be a staple in the soundtrack to my summer.

The whole thing sounds like the aural equivalent of Frankmusik, The Streets, and Justice hanging out in a student flat in London drinking cans. There are a couple of purely instrumental tracks and I particularly like 'Harriet'. I reckon this stuff would sound brilliant in a live setting, so anyone fortunate enough heading to Oxegen next month should be sure to check out his set.

[Image: Myspace]

"I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked..."

If you're looking for an enjoyable if unorthodox way to spend your Tuesday night, I'd recommend heading to The Button Factory for T.A.C.'s 'Underwear Party' tonight.

T.A.C. began in November 2008 and in a short space of time has established a reputation as one of the more original club nights in the Dublin scene. Previous dress-up themes have included Toy Box, Letterland, Animals, Robots and Circus but this time those behind the night are urging attendees to 'dress down' and bare their flesh for an underwear party.

Any time I've brought people to T.A.C., they have either loved or hated it. Yes, it's all very avant garde and a little pretentious so if you prefer your nights out a little more 'traditional', it's probably not for you. Each to their own.

I, however, relish the announcement of each month's theme so I can set about coming up with ideas for a costume. The music is a combination of live performances and DJs spinning a combination of indie and electro, which is right up my alley.

My costume inspiration this time around...

Also tonight, one of my latest favourites Emer Brady is playing her first live gig since the launch of her EP. She's one of a number of acts playing at Eamon Doran's and will be taking to the stage at 8pm sharp. See ya there?

This Is A Gift...

I've got a Daisy Dares You track for free download. Oh, and you needn't worry about Eircom coming knocking at your door if you click the link because it's 100% authorised.

'Number 1 Enemy' is the song that first brought Daisy to my attention, after the Guardian described it as "a sure-fire hit, the sort of exuberant guitar-driven rush that will make top record company executives scratch their heads and wonder why they hadn't thought of the idea of a British Avril Lavigne before".

Amen.

[Image: Myspace]

Soundtrack To My Week

Lenka - Trouble Is A Friend (Japanster Remix)



Marina & The Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot (Starsmith's 24 Carat Remix) - Free Download



Junior Boys - In The Morning



Little Boots - Symmetry (featuring Phil Oakey)



Miike Snow - Burial (Benny Blanco Remix featuring Neon Hitch)



Frankmusik - When You're Around (Boys Noize Remix)



When Saints Go Machine - Pale (featuring Siriusmo)

[Image: DeaPeaJay]

La Cirque, You Say?

No. La Clique.

I'm hoping to get work at the Dublin Fringe Festival again this year but, even if this doesn't happen, I'll be clearing a date in my diary to go see La Clique. If you've never experienced the show I would encourage you to do likewise.

A wonderful melange of burlesque cabaret, acrobatics, contortion and risque comedic performance, La Clique is poised to make its third and final appearance at the Dublin Fringe. Last year, I spent a considerable proportion of my time in the Box Office biting my tongue when people inquired about tickets for 'La Cirque' before (semi) regretfully informing them that the show was sold out.

I don't want to give too much away about the show but I suspect these pictures should whet your appetite sufficiently.

Marawa

The English Gents

Mario: Queen of The Circus

Le Gateau Chocolat

I'm particularly excited to see new recruit Le Gateau Chocolat perform. I saw him last year in Edinburgh and he's quite the character. The Dublin Fringe runs from 5th to 20th of September.

[Images: La Clique Facebook]

Arty Types Strike Back

Over the past couple of days, I've checked out both the National College of Art and Design and Institute of Art, Design & Technology degree shows and have been bowled over by the calibre of work on display.

I'm far from being a connoisseur of fine art but even I could see that there are some very talented artists about to be unleashed into the real world, specialising in areas ranging from painting and sculpture to fashion and visual communication.

The above image was inspired by a tongue-in-cheek piece in 'Le Cool' magazine that suggested the competitiveness between both these Dublin-based art colleges runs deeper than any rift between UCD and Trinity. Students I spoke to from both colleges dismissed notions of any such competition and the crossover of people I saw at the exhibitions suggests that, if anything, students from both colleges have a 'we're all in this together' mentality.

With so much work on display and so many people trying to see the exhibits, it was practically impossible to see everything at each show. Hopefully I'll get a chance to go back during the week and get a better look.

IADT Graduate Show runs until June 11th at IADT, Dun Laoghaire.

NCAD Graduate Show runs until June 14th at NCAD, Thomas Street, Dublin 8.

I Kick Myself

My sister sent me a link to emerging Dublin-based singer-songwriter Emer Brady earlier this week but, for various reasons, I only got to listen to her tracks properly now. Having heard the tracks, I'm a bit furious with myself for having sat on this gem for days.

The best thing about hearing the tracks from her EP is that it's so rare you hear an obvious talent at such an early stage in its development. Emer is just 20 years old but her vocals are incredible, oscillating between full-throttle blasts that suggest she would be just as impressive in a live setting and moments of delicacy that showcase a gorgeous timbre.

The songwriting is more earnest than zany song-titles like 'Pow! You CAN!' might suggest. I particularly like 'Inter-Planetary Aztec-Esque...', which starts off like vintage Regina Spektor before morphing into something entirely different.

According to her Myspace, Emer is currently unsigned but there's every reason to suggest that she's set to take the Dublin live scene by storm.

Parte Deux

It seems that the Yelle version of 'Who's That Girl?' I posted the other day is part of something called the 'Itunes Foreign Exchange' project, which involves from two different countries covering one of the other's songs in their native tongue.

And so, as part of the deal, Robyn is required to return the favour to Yelle. She's plumped to cover Elle's 'A Cause De Garcons', rather brilliantly sampling her own track, 'Cobrastyle'.

Here's 'Because of Boys':


I can't quite decide which track I prefer.

He Pood Clouds

On Friday night, I was part of a motley crew of DCU heads, past and present, that headed to Whelan's to see Final Fantasy play. I was going to write something about the gig afterwards but decided against it because I've proclaimed my undying love for Owen Pallett on here before and I wouldn't want him to get a big head or anything.

However, a lovely photographer called Eoin Larkin has drawn my attention to some great snaps he managed to get at the gig. I've picked out a few of my favourites but click here to view the full set:

Screw The Hoedown Throwdown. I Wanna Learn The 'Molly Ringwald'

I wanted to post this a few days ago but decided against it because of the slew of music videos I'd already posted. It's a fan-made video for Phoenix's brilliant 'Lisztomania', using scenes from various 'brat pack' films, such as 'The Breakfast Club', 'Pretty in Pink', 'Footloose', and 'Mannequin'.


The French band have even gone on record calling it "their best video", despite the fact that they spent a fortune on the official version. High praise indeed.

Robyn vs. Yelle

As you can see, I'm having great fun fiddling around with Photoshop these days.

On this occasion, my tinkering is in honour of French electro-minx Yelle's interpretation of Robyn's 'Who's That Girl?'. Yelle has translated the tune into her native tongue, adding a dirty bassline, and the results are quite fantastic.

Behold 'Qui Est Cette Fille?':

Somewhat appropriately, I discovered this track courtesy of 'Who's That Girl?', one of the select few blogs I follow religiously.