Miou Miou

I can’t believe I missed this band Miou Miou, who are from the Czech Republic. This must be about 9 months after they sent me the email - ah well, you know how it goes. Miou Miou plays a delicious brand of quirky pop which sort of sounds like the Cardigans plus Stereolab plus Ivy. The track I heard was “A l´été de la Saint-Martin ´68″ off of their 2006 release “La La Grande Finale”.

The other tracks that I heard from their Myspace page are quite a bit different - they are almost all more mellow than Saint-Martin. Oh, I forgot, I think they are singing in French (and sometimes English?) but it sounds like a different type of French to me. Not that I speak it at all. But anyhow, back to the songs… those mellow ones like “360″ and “Mon Minet” almost remind me of Innocence Mission, Shoestrings or Yum Yum. Very pretty and sweet, but not saccharine sweet. Bells, twee drum machines and softer acoustic guitars make for some very enjoyable tracks.

Listen:
A l´été de la Saint-Martin ´68
Miou Miou Myspace

Visit:
Miou Miou website

by Palebear