This came out in 2000 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
The cut-and-paste, cartoon-plumbing artwork in quirky folk-pop quartet The Ladytron’s self-titled debut album resembles The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine crossed with the credits to Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
Likewise, the music inside bears a striking resemblance to the tongue-in-cheek, Beatles-esque psychedelia of Python and Rutles tunesmith Neil Innes, ex of The Bonzo Dog Band. If you’ve ever heard How Sweet (To Be An Idiot), you’ll recognize the hippy-dippy pop melodies, everything-and-the-kitchen-sink instrumentation and playful performances that are all over this 48-minute CD’s dozen tracks. Top it with some of Olivia Tremor Control’s post-rock fairy dust and a sheen of post-glam gloss — singer Ted Velykis’s adenoidal voice and wow-man delivery sit halfway between David Bowie and Marc Bolan — and you’ve got something completely different. How sweet.
