Doggy are a French indie pop band with an obvious love of Subway, Sarah and Matinee Records. In fact Mon Colonel is packed with tunes that would grace any of those labels despite me not knowing what they are singing about as they sing in their native tongue throughout. That makes my decision to skip my French classes at the age of 13 even more stupid! However the music more than makes up for it from the Field Mice style percussion, Fanfarlo-ish trumpets combined with the jangling 1980’s guitar sound which soon makes the language barrier somewhat irrelevant.
Of the eight tracks here Je Suis Ne Sur Un Bateau (of which I am assured roughly translates as being born on a boat) and the synth pop/trumpets of Paris 2012 are the highlights here. Only on the long winded and very Eurovision sounding Les Jours De Transition do Doggy let the side down. Throw these doggies a bone!
Mon Colonel is out now on Anorak Records.
Un bateau not in beteau! I didn’t realise it was your choice to give up French at 13; I thought they didn’t offer it in Borstal.
I proved my point there didn’t I….
My school was close enough to be considered a borstal by pupils at rival schools!