Monday, February 15, 2010

Bettie Serveert

Add Date: February 16

Artist: Bettie Serveert

Album: Pharmacy of Love

Label: Second Motion

Genre: Alternative/Indie Rock

Comments: According to Wikipedia, Pharmacy of Love is the 9th album (!) of this Amsterdam-based band, though I'm not sure how many of these were also released in the U.S. It starts out quite strongly, the first song might be the best on this album actually, a sound reminiscent of Yeah Yeah Yeahs to me, except that vocalist Carol van Dyk's voice is nowhere near Karen O's. It continues along the same lines and it gets pretty boring. I guess this is what happens to mainstream sounds? "Calling" is slightly different, some electronic influences, a bit dreamy, but it goes on for too long and ruins it for me. Trivia: Bettie Serveert is Dutch for "Betty Serves." If you want to "serve" anything from this album, go to "Deny All."

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