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Single Reviews
Single Review: Ou Est Le Swimming Pool – The Key (Fire & Manoeuvre)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 26 October 2010
Unfortunately, nothing can be said about Ou Est Le Swimming Pool without referring to the tragic way their summer ended, with the band’s lead singer, Charlie Haddon, committing suicide in August. But with condolences and sympathies duly accepted, the remaining members of the trio have forged ahead with the release of their debut album ‘The Golden Year’ and this single.
‘The Key’ doesn’t do anything startlingly different to their previous releases of hook-laden electro-pop, but that’s not a bad thing. Ou Est Le Swimming Pool make the kind of catchy sounds that The Pet Shop Boys wish they could still muster… this typically anthemic single has even got bloody bells on! Only time will tell what the future holds for the band, but for now it should not be overlooked how well put together the music they have already recorded is. JL
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