"April March single-handedly reinvents 60's girl group go-go with this album. And she does it in Fray-unch! (Though I understand she's actually from California.) If you're into, say, Japanese reinterpretation of American pop, this may touch many of the same musical sensibilities.Made me feel like putting on white boots and a mini and heading out to Pigalle for a night doing the pony. AND I'M A GUY!I so loved these songs from the first time I heard them, that I taped the entire record off of our local college radio station. (In fact, I don't have the CD! But now I'm thrilled to know I can buy it!April, wherever you are, WHO ever you are... I LOVE YOU!"
A.M. puts the YEAH in ye-ye
Jonathan Rosenfield | Chicago, IL United States | 05/11/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"A fantastic blend of garage and exotica, Chick Habit is long on pleasure with only a tinge of guilt. this retro-pop record is so flawlessly executed and recorded, you'll think you fell into the way-back machine set for '65."
GREAT '60s SINGER FROM THE '90s
Big | Antartica | 10/06/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The first time I knew about April March was in L.A., when my friend Ann Closs worked with her while April was an animator for the Ren & Stimpy show back in 1995-96. She played April's record to me; when I heard the catchy tune Chick Habit and the original French song Laisse Tomber les Filles I was hooked! Of course through her I discovered France Gall (the original singer) but that's another story. April March's beautiful vocals and phrasing is something that'll stay in your head for the rest of your life. I recommend this highly!!"
Surfy, 60's, pop-rock styles from France!
D. Goldie | Canada | 09/12/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is an amazing album. This is April March's first album and features the single "Chick Habit" that was featured on the credits of Quintin Tarantino's film Grind House.
The album is sung entirely in French, with an added English language version of Chick Habit at the end, but I found the language barrier posed no setback to my enjoyment of this music. The album was recorded with Serge Gainsborough and features a lovely retro 60's Surf-rock style pulled off beautifully with April's coquette voice; impossible for any red-blooded rocker not to fall in love with."
Fun
S. G. Lee | CA, USA | 03/31/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Chick Habit and the French version,Laisse Tomber Les Filles, is very catchy. Heard it during the end titles for Grind House and I couldn't get it out of my head. The French version is actually a remake and April March's version from the 1990's actually captures the era more than the original version from the 1960's by France Gall. FYI, April March is an alias, and she is an American. Except for Chick Habit, all the other songs are in French. I enjoy listening to this cd."