aaamusic | On 30, Sep 2010

Equal parts dark enchantment and artful melancholy, Selebrities’ debut EP Ladies Man Effect dances between angular synthpop and New Wave atmospherics.

Dashingly voguish summertime gothic electronic-pop mingles freely with the neon imagination of 1980s New York. Both brooding and catchy at the same time, a dizzy romantic euphoria abounds throughout four tracks.

Ladies Man Effect sees each component of the band’s sound working to a sleek, lustrous precision. Maria Usbeck sings at the point where Siouxsie meets Sarah Cracknell, atop intelligently-crafted guitar and bass work by Jer Robert Paulin, and the stark, resonant production of Max Peterson.

Stocked with irresistible hooks, a twinkling ambiance and an undeniable kinetic force, Ladies Man Effect expertly wields its tools of seduction, enticing you steadily into the depths of its dark-hearted pop supernova.


Ladies Man Effect is available now as a free download from Cascine at www.cascine.us


7″ single out from Cascine on November 8.