★★★★★
ot all music needs personality. Get over it. EDM mostly survives on the tempo and nuance of the beats, and the strobes. Great sections of pop music are sold on over-sexualised videos, all soft porn focus and black and white beach shots. And no personality. For every Robyn or Sky Ferreira there's a hundred wannabe Lana Del Reys fading into the LA sunset as the latest Lamborghini zips past...
- www.theguardian.com
2015-04-24
★★★★★
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Australian-Swedish twin-sister duo Say Lou Lou are often compared to Abba, but their roots to the '80s go much deeper than that since they're the daughters of The Church's Steve Kibley. It's admirable that Elektra and Miranda strive to create a sound that isn't really around anymore, but maybe that's why it doesn't totally work. Perhaps they didn't get the hint that disco died at the homecoming dance and society wants to keep it that way...
- www.thefourohfive.com
2015-04-17
★★★★★
Lately it seems like 1980s revivalism won't subside. But there's something wistful about the latest variety. The synths have the sculpted plastic bigness of Aquanet coifs, the rhythms sway like prom dances, and the lyrics seem tailored toward movie makeouts (or at least heavy stares). It's become the default sound for a certain rising artist: think small-pop as mall-pop...
- pitchfork.com
2015-04-07
★★★★★
The duo, Say Lou Lou, comprises of twins Miranda and Elektra. They hail from Sweden, look remarkably like those girls from Abba, their father is Steve Kilbey and they take some parts of Dead Can Dance as their blueprint. The sum of their musical output is quaint dance pop, a sort of aural candy smorgasbord. Except that, unlike a smorgasbord, you can dance to this. The debut record seemingly comes at a time when there's no strife in their life...
- www.beat.com.au
2015-04-07
★★★★★
Twin sisters Miranda and Elektra have quite the pedigree, being the daughters of Steve Kilbey (from Australian alt-rockers The Church) and Karin Jansson (from Swedish punk band Pink Champagne). However, as Say Lou Lou, the twenty-three year olds predominantly eschew their upbringing and specialize in a dreamy brand of electro-pop that treads a fine line between acclaimed indie coolness and commercial accessibility...
- www.sputnikmusic.com
2015-04-02
★★★★★
The dream pop debut album from the twin daughters of Steve Kilbey of the Church, Lucid Dreaming captures the contrast of their upbringing on the sunny shores of Australia and the wintery coasts of Sweden. Tracklist: Lucid Dreaming (Deluxe Edition) Say Lou Lou
- www.kcrw.com
2015-03-30
★★★★★
If 2013 was the year the female megastars of pop dropped the ball, it was also the year that saw a new generation of darker and more artistic pop artists start to make rumblings in the blogosphere, and pretty soon the Pitchforkosphere and subsequently the BBCosphere. CHVRCHES and BANKS are probably the most notable so far, and GEMS should have an eye kept on them too, but with their sultry, cinematic and catchy dream pop, the Swedish-Australian twin sisters that make up Say Lou Lou may just be...
- www.sputnikmusic.com
2014-01-08
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