Kitty Empire 

Charlie Boyer and the Voyeurs: Clarietta – review

The debut by these dedicated followers of the Velvet Underground is divertingly derivative, writes Kitty Empire
  
  


First, there were the Horrors, disciples of vintage vinyl who came of age in 2011 with their third album. Last year there was Toy, friends of the Horrors, whose long-haired guitars paid engaging tribute to their influences. Now along come Charlie Boyer and his Voyeurs, dedicated followers of the Velvet Underground and mid-70s New York. Their close cleaving to that sound might be derivative but rarely dull, due in some part to Edwyn Collins's shiny production. Starting with their first single I Watch You, there's enough vim on this debut to excuse a mid-album lull, where their attempts at mantric insistence grow a little leaden. Be Glamorous, meanwhile, is a perfect Hammond organ pop moment.

 

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