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Private
Lessons: False Alarms
The Private Lessons have arrived, and they want to teach you that new wave can be beautiful. If you think that Air is the only duo of lovely boys capable of bathing their listener in serene and artful swirls of ambient bliss, youre wrong. With the Private Lessons debut album, False Alarms, Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel meet their American match. Although Jesse Atchison and Darren Tablan have the easy listening set of Air mastered in their own way, Private Lessons can also be likened to acts such as Stars, Barcelona, and Schneider TM. Moreover, these two boys happily break the curse of some synth work: tasteless monotony. Private Lessons simplicity is well-paced and feels right in the title track of the album while continuous expansion is the bands virtue on Beach Blankets. The duo doesnt stop at new wave lounge though. They attempt rocking 80s dance moments and playful sounds la Self and easily succeed. Despite the fact that this album doesnt sound as fresh as it could have in 1983, or even in 1998, its far from stale. The Private Lessons are around to speak to those of us who will never get over new wave, bringing modern twists and turns and just the right amount of camp to keep it interesting.
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