Record Review: Everybody Was In The French Resistance…Now! - Fixing The Charts, Volume 1
Written by Russ Crandall   
Friday, 05 March 2010 08:33
Everybody Was In the French Resistance…Now! is a band name that I can tolerate saying aloud every once in a while. Like, once a year. It's funny, because this album is something that I could probably only tolerate listening to about once a year, too. The band (no, I'm not repeating the name, thankyouverymuch) features two people - Eddie Argos (lead singer of Art Brut) and a girl from a band I've never heard of, Blood Arm. The songs themselves are "answer songs" - blatant responses to other songs and pop culture events - and were popular in the 1950s and 1960s. As someone who wasn't alive then (come on, I'm old, but not that old), I just don't see the point. I'm all for cultural reference, but when the content of your product is the response to other product, I'm grasping to find a reason for this band to exist.

The songs themselves are sweet, bubblegum pop ditties, usually the product of just a couple melodic ideas done to death. What's funny is that this is the exact replica of what Argos' day-job band Art Brut does, but they do it to stunning effect. Art Brut has an insightful bite to it, thanks to its crunchy guitars and laissez-faire approach to song construction. It's a bite that's ultimately harmless, but fun to experience. By contrast, this record is like being licked by a dirty, lazy dog.

I was driven to get this album by sheer curiosity, but eventually repulsed by its shallowness and inanity. If you're a fan of Art Brut, wait for the next Art Brut album.



Release date: February 16th, 2010
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