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8 out of 10
Building on the brilliance of their debut single 'Vuitton Blues', London's multicultural Laurel Collective have made another record that puts them up there with the best of the country's pop oddbods in 'International Love Affair'. Why mainstream radio hasn't cottoned on to them yet is anyone's guess, especially given that, like the Mystery Jets at the moment, they're not adverse to the odd '80s touch - the slap bass and sugary vocals that aren't a million miles away from Blaine Harrison.
The Laurel Collective stand alone, though, and 'International Love Affair' is as gleeful an indie-pop song as you'll here all year, the chorus alone, with it's keyboards that pop all over the place like bubblewrap, will completely make your day. The B-side, 'Golden Phone', a cover of their hotly tipped friend Micachu (The delightful original sounds like Hot Chip with no money, using handclaps and bicycle bells instead of synthesisers) has a similar effect. The jokey rap at the end is the type of thing they can only get away with because they're friends, but it does sound a lot like Hadouken!, so make of that what you will.
Listen: www.myspace.com/thelaurelcollective
Tracklist:
1. International Love Affair
2. Golden Phone
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