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\u2018The Soul Of The Fabulous Courettes\u2019 out September 27th<\/sup> via Damaged Goods Records<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A rock\u2019n\u2019roll sensation from the word go, Danish-Brazilian The Courettes<\/strong> are back with their fourth and best album to date \u2013 \u2018The Soul Of The Fabulous Courettes\u2019. And this time, they\u2019re bigger, wider and deeper than ever before as they add more to the blistering ramalama that\u2019s seen them cause pandemonium across the venues, festivals and airwaves of the UK, Europe, USA and Japan. Hitting the sweet spot that straddles garage rock, girl groups, doo-wop harmonies, heartache and all points in between, here The Courettes build on the momentum of predecessor \u2018Back In Mono\u2019 with a collection of songs that opens up their sonic scope while confronting dark, emotional matter to reveal \u2018The Soul Of The Fabulous Courettes\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to do \u2018Back In Mono 2\u2019,\u201d stresses drummer Martin Couri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe always try to put ourselves into a zone of discomfort, which I think is where exciting things happen rather than just doing the same thing over again,\u201d agrees singer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Flavia Couri. \u201cI mean, I know some bands can do that but we don’t see ourselves making the same album for the next 20 years. We thought \u2018Back In Mono\u2019 was our best album until this one!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s not wrong. Having evolved with each album release, \u2018The Soul Of The Fabulous Courettes\u2019 draws inspiration from many of the duo\u2019s numerous idols that have only previously been hinted at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe wanted to show our love of the Spector Wall Of Sound and Motown,\u201d reveals Flavia. \u201cIt was a clear mission and we\u2019ve absolutely nailed it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the glorious opening beats and stabbing fuzz honks of \u2018You Woo Me\u2019 to the closing emotional tugs of \u2018For Your Love\u2019 via \u2018Shake!\u2019\u2019s fuzzed-up urgency and \u2018California\u2019\u2019s celebratory warmth, The Courettes have broadened their sound with an increased musical instrumentation and overall sophistication that\u2019s evident in both their sound and songwriting. And crucially, they\u2019ve achieved this without sacrificing any of the rock\u2019n\u2019roll grit that\u2019s been scraped from Flavia\u2019s guitar strings and Martin\u2019s battered and pummeled drums. And aiding them in their quest for sonic perfection are a few guest musicians and back room wizards playing some very specific roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe had La La Brooks of The Crystals singing on \u2018California\u2019 and \u2018Run Run Runaway\u2019, which for us was totally a dream come true!\u201d enthuses Flavia. \u201cI mean, the voice of \u2018Da Doo Ron Ron\u2019, which is for us is one of the best produced songs in the entire universe and this is something that we\u2019re really proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further magic was applied by direct connections to the source of all that The Courettes hold dear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe asked Darian Sahanaja, who worked on the production of Brian Wilson\u2019s \u2018Smile\u2019, to mix the vocals on \u2018California\u2019 and \u2018Run Run Runaway\u2019, which he did in a Beach Boys style and we really dig it. And we also worked with Richard Gottehrer, who for us is like a songwriter god! He worked at the Brill Building and co-wrote \u2018I Want Candy\u2019. A mutual friend played him \u2018Keep Dancing\u2019 and he left a message on my phone saying, \u2018I love your track and I really dig the lyrics\u2019 and he mixed \u2018Keep Dancing\u2019 and \u2018Boom Boom Boom\u00b4.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe also had Peter Kehl and Kasper Wagner from Danish band Black Tornado playing horns on \u2019Shake!\u2019, \u2018Better Without You\u2019 and \u2018Stop! Doing That\u2019,\u201d says Martin. \u201cWe had a session with them where they played trumpets and a lot of overdubs with tenor and baritone saxophones. That was really cool.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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