I hadn't heard anything from The Carrots since I last wrote about them and their freely available demo EP in 2006. It seems the band were sued by a Spanish band of the same name and went into hiatus. However the Spanish band have since broken up and The Carrots have not just one but two EP's out on the Spanish label Elefant Records - oh the irony!The EP's are titled Doing Our Part and Beverley. Both contain re-recordings of the tracks originally aired on the aforementioned demo CDR.
Like their label mates The School the band seek inspiration from the girl groups of the 1950/60's with Motown Records, The Ronettes and The Crystals being the most cited (and obvious) influences. The band, whose members have also played in the likes of Yellow Fever, Finally Punk and Voxtrot, have also applied a modern touch to a vintage sound in the same way as The Pipettes or Lucky Soul have done in recent years.
However you would be forgiven if you thought some of the tracks come from an obscure compilation from years gone because they sound like vintage songs complete with doo wops. If songs like Jimmy Don't Cry, Kissing & Telling or the title tracks from both EP's were sneaked in a 1960's time capsule you would be none the wiser to the fact that they were recorded in the 21st century such is the bands perfectionism when it comes to recreating that classic sound.
The songs, which are about heartbreak, high school dramas, love and death all clock in under that magic three minute mark. It really is excellent stuff. Forget about carrots improving your eyesight - devouring these will improve your hearing experience and music collection!
You can buy EP's via Elefant Records on limited edition 7" single or digital download.
Those demo recordings can be downloaded from here.
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Well it's not like they were sued by all of Spain, were they now? :)
i like The Carrots 60's style. they likes a lot of a surf-single-actress girl from the 60's called Annette Funicello.
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