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Villeneuve - First Date

October 11th, 2005 · 4 Comments

I can’t find anything on Amazon about this CD, so no picture - or even much research - this group appear to be French, and to be fair…they sound French. Its a brilliant album - veering along a wobbly line between anthemic pop (strings, vocals, harmonies) and twitchy electronica (sequencers, drum machines) - theres hints of influence from people like Hooverphonic (especially on Sport Hit Paradise), and maybe St Etienne in there with some very cool samples (Michael Caine is on ‘Oh No’) - theres trippy etherealness on Word are Meaningless, and even a little detour into poppy R&B with Men like You - which reminds me of the Sugababes a litle (and thats not a bad thing). I love this album to death right now, its on heavy heavy rotation. Hunt this down, and buy it!

NOTE : now I found a link - at play louder

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4 responses so far ↓

1 Paula // Oct 30, 2005 at 00:38

I was bored and listening to soundclips on iTunes of various new releases….

I’m listening to this right now, I clicked on it cause the album cover looked interesting….

Soundclips of it hooked me….bought it up in a snap..

Amazon.fr does have a link for this album too, and probably something off their official site would link to places to buy too besides just iTunes. http://www.villeneuve-music.com/
2 mattrutherford.com » Blog Archive » I am quoted… // Oct 31, 2005 at 16:17

[...] Someone made a comment on my Villeneuve review- and I checked out the link, to find that I am quoted on Villeneuves website!!!! [...]
3 Paula Villeneuve // Oct 11, 2006 at 05:25

I listened to the samples on your link and now I must buy it. Funny what you find when you search your own last name… Thanks for the great tip, I will enjoy this one thouroughly.
4 Moises // Dec 18, 2006 at 19:45

First Date is just brilliant!!! I first knew about Villeneuve listening to ´Words are meaningless’ in a Radia station in Paris, after that I listen to Oh No! and I decided to purchase the album and I’m quite happy ‘cos I cannot stop litening to it!!!