aaamusic | On 27, Apr 2011

WE ARE ENFANT TERRIBLE – Debut Album ‘Explicit Pictures’
Released 25th April 2011 Via Last Gang Records
www.weareenfantterrible.com / www.myspace.com/weareenfantterrible

‘A fantastic celebration of glory and chaos’ – Drowned in Sound
‘An achingly cool shot of electro-punk-trash-noise.’ – The 405

We Are Enfant Terrible is set to release their debut offering Explicit Pictures on April 25th 2011 via Last Gang Records. The release will be available on all formats.
Literally garnering a reputation as the ‘enfant terrible’ of the 8-bit electro-pop world, the French trio comprise of three Lille natives who share a passion for fashion, video games, and wildly-thoughtful dance music.
In their short run as a group they’ve developed a passionate fan base on both sides of the Atlantic. Their debut full length Explicit Pictures perfectly showcases their knack for creating saucy hooks you can’t shake and witty lyrics that are either teasing or self-mocking.
Following the recent release of single Filthy Love their debut release Explicit Pictures is nothing short of their sexy sassiness and attitude we’ve become accustomed too. Recorded and mixed by Thomas ‘Johnny Kasparov’ Fourny at his home studio in Lille he says of the recording, “Every song is like a picture: an attitude, a thought of a precise and defined moment. It’s like freezing a moment, an epoch that we can’t catch and is already escaped that we are trying to analyze with our teasing « enfant terrible » eyes,” explains Clo Floret. “It’s like plenty of moods compacted in an album. It goes from laugh to desperation, from airiness to deep riot, from indignation to resignation.”
About using the Nintendo Gameboy, Thomas says the group loves the “purity” of the unlikely instrument, that it can be “so smooth and sometimes so aggressive.” Notes Cyril: “We didn’t choose to love this sound, we’ve been raised with it. From 6-12 years old, the only music we listened to was video games music.”
WAET fever immediately began to take hold with the release of their EP, ‘Thanks For The Fish’, followed by single Wild Child ( b/ ‘Flesh ‘n’ Blood Kids’), released as a limited-edition vinyl pressing, now made available on Explicit Picture.
Beyond music, they also claim inspiration from ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s pop culture, not to mention Roman history (Thomas), Belgian cooking (Cyril), and kittens (Clo). Each has embraced the social network revolution, with Cyril noting the power of Tumblr, Facebook, and Twitter to share resources. As for their fashion sense, Clo says they attempt to coordinate their colors and outfits “like a good Tetris game,” and calls the three of them “classy modern clowns.” “Thomas and I are Clo’s dolls,” insists Cyril. “She can dress us as she wants, matching our colors with her dress. That’s not the truth, but it’s not so far away.”