Anyhow, Variety Lab is the artist of the week on THIS IS SCIENCE. I hadn't heard of them until I listened to their newest album, "Team Up With Variety Lab," which has some pretty neat collaborations on it-- my favorite is the one with Yael Naim (of New Soul fame) on the song "Love Is a Bird." Variety Lab is an electro-pop band from the lovely land of France, and they have some serious groove going on throughout this album, particularly in "Soda Pop Confusion," which is definitely my favorite song off the entire album. All-in-all, the groove has a definite seventies kind of vibe to it-- I was listening to it as I was studying in the library, and I thought of people with poofy hair and side pony-tails in brightly colored windbreakers and leggings dancing. And it was RAD.
btw, Kidsaredead is the singer on Soda Pop Confusion. Watch his legs in this video-- very Gumby-esque.
Listen for:
"Soda Pop Confusion"-- more tambourine! more brass! more... vibraphone? i can dig it. Kidsaredead also has a surprisingly sultry voice that makes all the girls want to chase him. Or maybe just me.
"Not Enough"-- I thought of Hellogoodbye from my good ol' highschool days when I listened to this. Listening to this, I was like, "yep. definitely an electronic band." MORE SYNTH!
"Which Way to Go"-- the piano on here is rocking.
All-in-all: This is some quality import right here. If anyone has any recommendations for older Variety Lab songs, give me a holler.
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