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Ladytron Seventeen

Ladytron: Seventeen

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by Gareth Dobson
For some people, there are only two words that matter in life, whichever order you put them in. Those words are 'Fischer' and 'Spooner'. For those of you that have missed the ever-so exclusive trend, slinky electronic squelches are in. Indeed, they are apparently, all that matter.

So cream your pants at the arrival of Ladytron. Glacier-like vocals float over a futuristic, snaking synth and baseline. Actually, for 'Glacier-like', read 'studied aloofness' and for futuristic, read 'depressingly retro'.

"They only want you when you're seventeen/when you're 21/you're not fun... so come on" soothes the disembodied vocal in a manner so arch, you can actually see the raised eyebrow. Brilliant.

It's not a bad song, but is equally utterly inconsequential. Written perhaps, for the soundtrack of an immensely cool Channel 4 yoof program. Or maybe a bunch of twats in Shoreditch. And its not as good as previous single 'Playgirl', no matter how many FelixtheKittinCrush mixes you bundle in.

When will it all end?

  • Ladytron 5 / 10

errrmmm....

...ladytron have been around, and have written this exact type of music, for nearly 4 years now.

Fischerspooner influence?

THE SHAME...

Re: errrmmm....

Have to say, i heard them live on XFM and i thought it was a total piece of shit! very "easy" run of the mill, no time employed into thinking....just shite... esp that shit about the mobile phone...haven`t been that annoyed since i heard bis!!!!!! they just couldn`t do live on my hearing

Re: errrmmm....

all of u who disagree with this band are fucken wack!!!!

ripoff

They only want you when you're seventeen/when you're 21/you're not fun


that's from a US pop punk band which at the moment i can't rmember the name of. what a rip off! tell me they admit it's a cover?

Ladytron - Seventeen

ladytron is ace. i've been into them since they came out and still havent disappointed me. hmm.. but the ladytron boys are too much into their hair. hehe..




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