charlie darling
other instruments, flashing lights
What's E-POP then? Well, it's like J-Pop only it's English Pop. Pop with an accent on the English, and sung in an English accent. And what do people say about us???
'There is nothing more beautiful than Detox Cute & the Beauty Junkies. This is the moment when the 60's meets the 00's, and everything is right in the world.'
awol1966
'...ultimate sunshine pop for the 21st century and puts a smile on one's face when there's way too much to frown about...'
imokyrok2
‘Alarm Bells by Detox Cute & The Beauty Junkies has all the beauty of a crystal clear St Etienne’
Russell Barker for Russell’s Reviews
‘Detox Cute and The Beauty Junkies (who with a name like this should currently be drying out in the Betty Ford clinic) take things down a notch or two with Alarm Bells b/w Silent Night, electronic beds allow swooning feminine vocals, neon synth lines drawn in puddles, to create an elegant, swirling melancholia redolent of The Pet Shop Boys meeting Stereolab for mulled wine and tales of their failed love lives. Exquisite. I'd like to hear more of these guys!’
Bill Cummins for God Is In The Tv
‘Special thanks go to Detox Cute and the Beauty Junkies for taking us back to 1990 to swim through
some great synth pop.’
Steve Fenton for The Mag
‘If it wasn’t for the Lovely Eggs appearance elsewhere then we’d have certainly crowned this utterly intoxicating pop gem as the pride of the set, we mentioned Detox Cute and the Beauty Junkies in passing a few missives ago in fact as far as we recall highlighting this particular cut as deserving of wider coverage and indeed adoring acclaim. ’Alarm Bells b/w Silent Night’ is an utterly enchanting slice of pristine purring pop, sculptured with the same breathless soft sophistication as was once the trademark of St Etienne and longingly drilled with the silken corteges of swirling strings and delicately brushed with an all at once desirably tasty fragile, forlorn
and beguiling persona - a bit of a peach if you ask me guaranteed to have you cooing, swooning breathlessly and going strangely weak at the knees.’
Mark for Losing Today
‘Probably the most indie label in Europe, Manchester-based DIY-label Cherryade Records have got into the spirit over the last four years with A Very Cherry
Christmas, an annual compilation that brings together some of the most DIY and indie performers who, in a parallel universe, would be No 1 on Top of the
Pops. Hotpants Romance, Ste McCabe, The Seven Inches and Detox Cute and the Beauty Junkies are among those who feature. Hey, it beats hearing Mariah Carey
for the billionth time.’
Huw Stephens for The Independent
Bookings/press please e mail - iwantdetoxcute(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk
Influences
cilla singing 'la la la lu'
badges, posters, stickers & tee shirts
lollipop train
julie christie
john ottway
adam & the ants
the carpenters
soft cell
abba
malcolm mcfee's hair in 'please sir'
the rutles
paul b and his balloon
marco, merrick, dairy lea
st etienne
sir cliff
junior electric magazine
blondie
roger (supertramp) hodgson
the primitives
helen love
transvision vamp
the press darlings
orange juice
black box recorder
mickey dias
t-rex
alex lloyd
stephen duffy & the lilac time
the trashcan sinatras
andi world of europop
mike nesmith
bill hicks
the kursaal flyers
gilbert o'sullivan
richard butler
ringo's tambourine
lennon '65
tom bell
the camden leisure pirates recording company
a-ha
rob deb
frankie abbot
darling
dirk bogarde
edwyn collins
roddy frame
malcolm's hair in 'If'
please sir
oh, and segovia
tim wade
eric duffy
serge
friends again
mark glover
elliot smith
one more time
Sounds Like
abba and the ants
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So ... GIRL BAND, stop touching all over your body!
Hey ... DJ, don't spin that record!
INDIE KIDS ... hats are not an image!
Pop is dead ... long live E-POP!
(IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE OF OUR SONGS, CLICK ON TOP FRIENDS 'Paisley and Charlie', 'The DJ At The End Of The Universe' & 'The Bedsit at the end of the Universe'!)
Anyway, we digress ... here's the history (believe what you will) ...
It was the day before the day before yesterday - singer Paisley Play-Doh was working as a scrubber for a Dutch TV station when she received a wrongly dialled telephone call from New Zealand's most famous Freeman's Catalogue model, Charlie Darling .....
Their confused conversation led to futile and spurilous arguments about the cost of Wold Fat and the number of fish in the atmosphere. In addition, and also weirdly, they discussed just how much they could nick off Abba, The Ants, Ultravox and old Cliff Richard movies .....
So Paisley and Charlie formed a pop duo, in the long and distinguished tradition of Yazoo, The Pet Shop Boys, Peter & Gordon and PJ and Duncan. Their mission was simple - bring joy to the masses and spread the word - don't be afraid of Pop Music - despite Simon Cowell - it doesn't hurt.
By lying about their abilities, they managed to secure a residency at 'The Disco At The End Of The Universe' playing pop songs to their hearts content.
The day before yesterday the band rehearsed .....
Yesterday the band had their first argument about musical direction .....
Today they are still together .....
detox cute & the beauty junkies's Friend Space (Top 38)
Merry Cliffmas and an early Merry Christmas to two of the nicest people in the business. As well as the fab performance, your practical help at our last concert was much appreciated. We are all looking forward to working with you again in the New Year.
That half more than I had I had none. By the way Cliffs Mistletoe & Wine was No1 today in 1988. So thats how the tradition of Christmas and Cliff started.
"Pale Blue" by Detox Cute and The Beauty Junkies on my radio show, The British Breakfast on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and streamed live on www.wrir.org this Saturday between 9-11AMEST which is 2-4PM UK time Cheers, Gene Special Guest: Jess, the first co-host will be on the mic with moi :-)
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