King And Queen Of The Dance Floor
Reviews
Moose
Reviewed 2011-03-28
Reviewed 2011-03-28
80’s Disco-Kitsch - After it makes you want to put on a leotard and dance to its drum-machine beats and synthesized melodies, this album is guaranteed to become a secret pleasure. Husband and wife team La Chansons act like they intend irony in their over-the-top CD presentation, but you quickly realize that these songs are dead serious in their faith to the 80’s disco-pop scene. Think Chromeo with female vocals. All songs same mid tempo. No FCC’s.
My picks: 1, 2, 8
1) *(4:27) Unrelenting heavy synth hook with soaring female vocals.
2) *(4:16) Poppy love song remake with liberal use of the clap machine.
3) (3:50) Electric guitar and kick drum applies some 80’s soft-rock feel to the disco melody.
4) (3:45) The story of a roller-skating pair’s success set to a beat machine’s tempo.
5) (3:17) Sassy spoken verses where Carson Keller (female vocalist) describes her personal quest towards beauty queen-dom.
6) (3:14) The synthesizer gets its solo lead-in during this tribute to the disco floor DJ.
7) (3:23) Would have fit right in booming from the headphones of beach cruisers on skates in the 80’s beach scene.
8) *(3:13) Hilarious homage to the leotard with the expected inane chorus to match.
9) (2:25) Only song with the husband singing, too, though fairly quiet and subdued.
10) (3:17) Vocals much in the vein of Real McCoy, or Madonna: slightly synthed, very feminine
My picks: 1, 2, 8
1) *(4:27) Unrelenting heavy synth hook with soaring female vocals.
2) *(4:16) Poppy love song remake with liberal use of the clap machine.
3) (3:50) Electric guitar and kick drum applies some 80’s soft-rock feel to the disco melody.
4) (3:45) The story of a roller-skating pair’s success set to a beat machine’s tempo.
5) (3:17) Sassy spoken verses where Carson Keller (female vocalist) describes her personal quest towards beauty queen-dom.
6) (3:14) The synthesizer gets its solo lead-in during this tribute to the disco floor DJ.
7) (3:23) Would have fit right in booming from the headphones of beach cruisers on skates in the 80’s beach scene.
8) *(3:13) Hilarious homage to the leotard with the expected inane chorus to match.
9) (2:25) Only song with the husband singing, too, though fairly quiet and subdued.
10) (3:17) Vocals much in the vein of Real McCoy, or Madonna: slightly synthed, very feminine
Recent airplay
Leotard Stories
Death Control — Jun 03, 2011
X Marks The Spot
There and Back Again — May 14, 2011
Leotard Stories
Treeswinger Radio — May 10, 2011
X Marks The Spot
Everyday Commotion — May 07, 2011
X Marks The Spot
brain drip — May 04, 2011
Workout Love
The Donner Party — May 04, 2011
Charting
2011-04-03 — 2011-06-05
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 5 | 1 |
| May 15 | 2 |
| May 8 | 3 |
| Apr 24 | 1 |
| Apr 17 | 1 |
| Apr 10 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | X Marks The Spot | ||
| 2. | Workout Love | ||
| 3. | Cinderella Tonight | ||
| 4. | Sparklin' | ||
| 5. | Beauty Queen | ||
| 6. | You Put The Moves In Me | ||
| 7. | Totally Beachin' | ||
| 8. | Leotard Stories | ||
| 9. | Mall Magic | ||
| 10. | Candy Bar Man |