The Courettes
We are the Courettes

Rock music from the garage is what we get when we listen to the Denmark based duo The Courettes with colourful Brazilian vocalist Flavia giving us plenty of energy. Flavia is the one with the guitar who also sings the lead, Martin plays hard on the drums and together they make simplistic songs that evokes though of music from times long past. This album called We are the Courettes is their second offering, the first was called Here are the Courettes and was released in 2015 – it is quite obvious that they have strong variety when it comes to naming their albums, that’s a good thing. Another good thing is the look, it is a good-looking artwork – it is such that it makes you consider getting it.

On the subject of the artwork, it is quite telling of what the album has to offer. Fuzzy guitars and retro rock on an album akin to be played very loud, it can be described as garage- or retro rock. Simplistically built with catchy songs, and pretty decent variation. Flavia sings with strong energy and conviction, she brings a lot of life to the songs of this album. It is also a rather short album that goes straight to the point; the only fuzz is in the guitars the songs are straightforward enough to take to easily. And these guys know how to put together a hit song, they have several songs with good hit potential on this album – and it is short enough not to be too long although I recommend against playing it over and over as there is a distinct risk of a Flavia overdose.

Catchy and enjoyable, I think that this is a good album overall. It has been good listening to it, but it can be described as a fresh our unique album but it is very catchy. It is easy to like. The best tracks are the opening pair that I find good and catchy and then the calmer song Strawberry Boy that probably is my favourite track on this album. And while those are the highlights, the ending pair of tracks has to be the least impressive on the album and I could have done without them. In the end I think that it is an album that rocks quite a lot, uncompromising and entertaining enough to be enjoyable. It is definitely checking out for those who like retro- or garage rock.

Kickass garage rock for the enthusiast of that genre; The Courettes offer us an entertaining and simple view on the world of music. A bit of retro and plenty of joy and energy, it can definitely be an album worth looking closer at. We Are the Courettes is a likeable album, lets end with that simple statement.

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