The duo, Say Lou Lou, comprises of twins Miranda and Elektra. They hail from Sweden, look remarkably like those girls from Abba, their father is Steve Kilbey and they take some parts of Dead Can Dance as their blueprint. The sum of their musical output is quaint dance pop, a sort of aural candy smorgasbord. Except that, unlike a smorgasbord, you can dance to this. The debut record seemingly comes at a time when there’s no strife in their life. Full of youthful exuberance and good looks, they’re yet to fully experience the catharsis that will undoubtedly darken their road in the future.
Peppermint is a charming love song. Not a sordid easy fix in the disco toilets love, but a tender reflection with a hint of self-scrutiny and regret. Beloved picks up on this theme in a whimsical, less precious and more careless manner, albeit it’s just uncomfortable to suggest that it is a song you would not wish to play as you overstay your own party.
The single Nothing But A Heartbeat is suitably radio friendly and confident, although it would be fascinating to find out whether Say Lou Lou will not be submerged in this time of short memories and shorter attention spans. As a debut, Lucid Dreaming is neither particularly good nor bad. It’s reinvigorating and sophisticated in parts, befitting these heady, hopeful and inventive days. Nevertheless, the flip side is that is can also descend to being no more than incidental music in other parts.
BY BRONIUS ZUMERIS
