Two neoteric pop imports worth their ticket price take the stage this
Tuesday. Not the same stage to our chagrinone plays the Commodore, the
other Richards on Richardswhich means youll have to choose a chanteuse
for the win.
In one corner, wearing neon and weighing in with her beat-heavy brand of
French electro-pop, is Yelle.
Her first album, Pop Up – De Luxe, released just weeks ago is
fun, fast and lyrically irreverent. Download the Obsession Remix of her
track À cause des garçons, which samples the 80s Animotion song (and
Fashion Television theme), to get in the mood. Prepare to jump up and
down for most of the set.
In the other corner, wearing black and weighing in with her Swedish
breed of paired-down pop is Lykke
Li. In rotation since June, her debut album Youth Novels is
full of sparse yet symphonic songs. Download Little Bit and Im Good, Im
Gone to be get yourself ready for Lis whimsical and sweetly melancholic
sound. Expect to sway gently and bob your head.
Lykke to sway and also love to Yelle? Its a toss up.
Yelle plays the Commodore and Lykke Li plays Richards on Richards,
October 28, 2008, tickets for both available through Ticketmaster.
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