MONDO JET SET ~ GIRL ACTION

Dreamy synthpop songs about, well, who the hell knows… but it’s as catchy as the latest C.D.C. proclaimed pandemic. 'It’s A Lie' makes me want to play video games for hours and I don’t play video games. Ever... What that means, I don’t have a clue. I guess, if I had any gripes about this album, my only one would be that some of the songs take a little too long to lift off. But, that’s just me. I’m a pretty impatient guy. 'Poor Claire' has a bit of a Bowie “ground control to Major Tom” vibe. But the band really takes aim at the charts with 'Let’s Be Sad'. A tasty dance mix in every sense of the term. This is a solid outing for the band.

Reviewed at Ear Candy by J.R. Oliver, USA

As for Mondo Jet Set, I enjoyed their last CD but this is their masterpiece and I can’t commend it highly enough. To sustain such quality over an hour or more of music is seldom achieved and I find it hard to believe that this group do not sell many records. (Perhaps they will follow Pink Hedgehog band Hamfatter onto the Dragon’s Den TV programme - only joking!) The mixture of electronica and hypnotic vocal hooks is irresistible and the band "set out their stall" early on with 'But Please Remember (Dying To Come Over)' and the pace never relents with 'It’s A lie' definitely a potential "hit". 'To Mary Jane (Asleep on the Circle Line)' is another standout but, really, there are no weaknesses here, there are some great guitar riffs to satisfy those with a thirst for heavier music. Why we aren’t hearing this music on the media baffles me, confident, assured and relevant, don’t miss it!

Reviewed in Acid Dragon by Phil Jackson, FRANCE

This starts off with some electronic clatter but soon turns into a Pulp-ish workmanlike execution of stoner Pet Shop Boys pop, whisked so lightly that it may appear to just blow away on any passing breeze. There’s a warm fuzzy glow to the plot though, which hooks you right in. (MMM)

Reviewed at Music-Dash by Parker Knoll, UK

SOUNDS LIKE? Well, it's a duo, so the obvious thing is to over-dress The Pet Shop Boys template, I know, I know, but there must a someplace, somewhen, in an infinite universe where Ms Tennant and the other one have a few Yes albums leaning awkwardly against 'Synth Master Overload Does Abba'. You can see why we like it. This is all swoosh and tweak, some quite subtle, some quite look away now, but every note, every breathlessly synth-drenched chord is sincere, loveable and you can, really can, feel the love, the care and the attention to detail that has gone into this gloriously leaky, but gorgeous submarine of an album. IS IT ANY GOOD? Why not?

Reviewed at Unpeeled, UK