COURETTES, THE - THE SOUL OF THE FABULOUS COURETTES

Danish-Brazilian married couple Flavia and Martin Couri have amassed a belting track record of impeccably retro albums so far, drawing heavily from the golden age of scuzzed-up garage rock, Phil Spector-infused teen-pop, guitar-twanging surf music, vintage doo-wop and more. The Soul Of The Fabulous Courettes sticks pretty firmly within this archly nostalgic aesthetic, but with a little more richly orchestrated girl-group razzle-dazzle and a little less dive-bar valve-amp sleaze. Their White Stripes tendencies still get an airing on bluesy stompers like Shake and Here I Come, but the giddy sunshine jangle of California and the revved-up Ronettes swagger of Boom Boom Boom reveal more of their harmony-drenched closet-romantic side than ever. It suits them. LOUDER MAGAZINE