April March
Chrominance Decoder
Label:  Mammoth 
Date:  2/2/1999
Length:  0:00
Format:  CD
Genre:  Rock; Pop
  Category:  rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Garden of April    
      2.  
      		 Sugar    
      3.  
      		 Knee Socks    
      4.  
      		 Charlatan    
      5.  
      		 Mignonette    
      6.  
      		 Chrominance Decoder    
      7.  
      		 Garcon Glacon    
      8.  
      		 Mickey et Chantal    
      9.  
      		 Pas Pareil    
      10.  
      		 Mon Petit Ami    
      11.  
      		 Mon Petit Cowboy    
      12.  
      		 Martine    
      13.  
      		 Ideal Standard    
      14.  
      		 Keep in Touch    
      15.  
      		 Superbagnères    
      16.  
      		 Nothing New (English)    
      17.  
      		 Nothing New (Remix)    
      18.  
      		 Sugar (Remix)    
      19.  
      		 No Parachute    
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      This entirely original and strange record ultimately seduces with a quirky grace. Where does one begin to describe what's contained within Chrominance Decoder? A melange of '60s girl pop, Yé Yé, garage rock, Beach Boys harmonies, Gainsbourgian crooning, spy-movie soundtracks, cheezy jazz, Japanese "idoru" preening, trip-hop grooves, Lolitaesque come-ons, loungy dithers, and cartoon ditties--the genius behind this delicious concoction is Elinor ("April March isn't my Christian name," she coos), a California girl by way of New England who sings in both French and English with unconscious ease. Wow. --Tod Nelson