Reality Check, The Teenagers

9th Apr 08

The American media only invented "the teenager" as recently as the '50s. Yet those melodramatic, erratic, sexy sexy young thangs have come to TOTALLY take over the world, gripping the global marketplace tighter than Britney's fist on a Chihuahua-laden fluffy pink handbag. OMG!!

Taking our continual fascination and fetishization with teenagers to laughable, logical extremes are Parisian trio The Teenagers. They combine the earnestness of a Mike Mills Air video with The Smiths tongue-in-cheek, Soft Tigers youthful enthusiasm, and the pop of fellow Parisians Phoenix.

Doling out terminally trendy electro-pop, REALITY CHECK takes the piss out of cheerleaders, Americans, day-old pizza, Jared Leto, 90210, MySpace, San Diego, SHOWGIRLS - even Ben ASS-fleck. It's as catchy as it is hilarious. And with a genuine affection for their subject matter, The Teenagers make guilty pleasures painfully hip. Or, like, whatever, OK?

By Wilfred Brandt

Release: Album

To Cure: A quiet weekend

Keywords: Pop, Electro, France, Paris

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