One of the travesties of 2007 so far besides Paris Hilton not being locked away for longer is that the band The Clerks split up. Whilst still relatively unknown the band whose Anglo-French jolty pop charmed this very site months ago decided to call it a day. Sometimes there’s a twist to every tale and the band reincarnated themselves as Maudite Dance who guess what? They make catchy angular pop! Hurray!
This three track cd shows them in very chipper mood and infact writing better songs than ever before.
‘Echoin'’ centres around some catchy stripped down electro indie pop with bursts of buzz-saw guitar.
Their boy-girl vocal charm is still the main course in this four minute pop stomp. The main thing is these songs aren’t so brash, things are more considered. The circling synth sounds, the Clash style cluncking guitars and New Order basswork all work together to create some fine music!
‘Underground’ follows nicely with some dark disco pop drumming. The bass is thick and moody bringing comparison’s which groups like Bauhaus but without so much doom. There’s certainly a lot to enjoy about this song. It builds nicely with added elements like the twinkling guitars and drum crashes.
Maudite Dance when you compare them to The Clerks are just that step along. Stripping down things slightly and playing to their advantages they have conjured up two great slices of earnest pop. There is no reason at all why this band can’t make a second stab at it. They have all the right pieces in the right order, that equals great music. Trust me.
Pete Stanley
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