Clap your hands and say Pipettes

The Pipettes are Rose (red belt), Gwenno (white belt) and Becki and their backing band The Cassettes. I took the above picture in Paris last Saturday during the “Sous la plage” Festival and, believe me, it was very hot day… more than 35°C. Also, because it was a free concert, most of the audience, including me, didn’t know them. Of course, before, I went on the official website thepipettes.co.uk to get some information and some music.
The Pipettes is a girl band sixties and they will remind you The Supremes, The Ronettes, and The Shirelles to name few of the bands that topped the charts more than forty years ago, long before The Beatles arrived. Are they a pure commercial product playing the retro card backed by some Phil Spector from the 21st Century or just three friends from Brighton that loved to sing sweet songs with an arch look and a spiteful smile?
Anyway, last week-end, The Pipettes gave the prefect music to dance and to refresh one thousand people during a hot sunny afternoon.
The Pipettes have spent most of January and February recording a debut album with Andy Dragazis (Blue States) and Gareth Parton (The Go! Team) at the desk. Out in UK on July 16th, We Are The Pipettes will be available in the rest of Europe in August. More information below.

• thepipettes.co.uk
• myspace.com/thepipettes
• memphis-industries.com/thepipettes

• The Pipettes - Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me .mp3
• youtube.com/The Pipettes 0n MTV