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Trash, Rats And Microphones (CD)

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DISC 1 for Trash, Rats And Microphones (CD) Album By Heloise & The Savoir Faire (Ar...
1   Illusions
2   Members Only
3   Pick 'N' Choose
4   Datsun 280z
5   Po' T
6   Disco Heaven
7   Downtown
8   On Fuego
9   Memorial Day
10   Canadian Changs
11   Givin' U the Bizness
12   Odyle
 

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Q (Magazine) (p.102) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith a penchant for fancy dress and trashy pop, their campily electro punk falling between Scissor Sisters and New Young Pony Club."

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It's no surprise that Heloise & the Savoir Faire found early success in the U.K., since their flashy, stylish disco-rock recalls like-minded groups that are also big in Britain. Heloise and her crew come across a little like New Young Pony Club minus the aloof hauteur, or a less righteously angry Gossip. The band isn't as striking as either of those acts on Trash, Rats and Microphones, but they do deliver some danceable fun: the basslines boogie, the guitars shimmy, the percussion turns the beat around, and Heloise's vocals and lyrics are never less than attention-getting -- with bon mots like "give you the royal treatment like Queen Elizabeth," it's also no surprise that she's friends with the queen of raunchy attitude, Peaches. "Members Only" celebrates the joys of '80s fashion, guest lists, and best-dressed lists with gleeful, unrepentant snobbery, and on "Datsun 280z," Heloise goes for cars and boys, backed by a stiff drum machine beat and guitars that squeal like brakes. The band serves up undeniably kinetic dancefloor rushes in "Illusions" and "Odyle," but if you're not dancing, it's too easy to notice how samey their songs can be, and how often they cross the line between sassy and annoying. Their charm disappears when they slow down the beat on "Po'T" and "Memorial Day," and songs like "Disco Heaven" get a pass mostly because of their irrepressible rhythms. Heloise & the Savoir Faire are at their best when they sound less like ironic hipsters from the 2000s and more like some long-lost band from the late '70s or early '80s, as on "Pick 'N' Choose," where Heloise's vocals intertwine with cheap and cheerful synths, or "Canadian Changes," where the beat and melody reign supreme. "Downtown" is another standout, not least because it features Debbie Harry from Blondie, one of the original (and best) bands to mix disco and rock. While Heloise & the Savoir Faire don't come close to the effortless flair that Blondie had with mixing these styles, Trash, Rats and Microphones still has enough, well, savoir faire to make it worth adding to the mix. ~ Heather Phares

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New York's electro-rock outfit Heloise & The Savior Faire will release their new album Trash, Rats and Microphones via Simian Records (Elijah Wood's new label and joint-venture with Yep Roc Records). Produced with and engineered by Andrew Schneider at Translator Studios, Trash, Rats and Microphones captures the energy, sexuality and humor of the live show.

With a live show described by Disorder Magazine as a "multi-orgasmic experience with heels on," Heloise & The Savior Faire have gained popularity in the UK after making their TV debut on The Graham Norton Show. An electrified collision of late-70's disco-infused dance punk and 80's synth-pop, the band is fronted by the charismatic Heloise Williams and backed by two electrifying dancers (Joe Shepard and Sara Sweet Rabidoux) as well as a full band (James Bellizia on guitar, Luke Hughett on drums and Jason Diamond on bass). The Times UK has described them as "somewhere between Goldfrapp and The Scissor Sisters."

The album features guest vocals by Debbie Harry who recently called Heloise & The Savior Faire her favorite underground band in The New York Times Style Magazine. Harry is featured on the songs "Canadian Changs" and "Downtown."

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