If there's one thing I love, it's a Euro-pop cutie, and the latest one to hit the States is Yelle, a 24-year old French girl from Brittany (how fitting). Yelle is also one of those MySpace phenoms that record labels love -- her page has reportedly racked up 2.5 million hits. Her album, "Pop Up," on Caroline Records, comes out here April 1.
Yelle apparently sings about pornography, sex toys and genitalia -- all the things that tend to make teenagers snicker. Her lyrics, not printable here, seem a little jejune, but fortunately I can't understand what she's saying. She sings in French, and I only speak 'Merican.
More important, though, is the music -- bleepy, bippy, brightly-colored electronic rave-pop with lots of whomping beats and handclaps. The album is produced by someone called GrandMarnier -- great name, non? Standout tracks include the single "Je Veux Te Voir" ("I Wanna See You") and the lead track "Ce Jeu," which borrows its pulsing bass-beat from the 1983 new-wave classic "Let Me Go," by Heaven 17.
Check out her video for "Je Veux Te Voir:"