The Pipettes - We Are The Pipettes

The Pipettes are the musical equivalent of a dirty little secret. Their polka-dot pop pastiche should be consigned to the same excrement inducing gallows as Girls Aloud, but somehow this dubiously non-manufactured girl band manages to canoodle its way into your heart. Perfectly capturing the rise in temperature, 'We Are The Pipettes' is a luscious accompaniment to a summer of fun and frolics. With more bubble than a freshly opened bottle of Lambrini, it's a record brimming with candyfloss melodies that wouldn't feel out of place on Blackpool pier. Combining the flirtatious flagrance of Bananarama with shimmering Spector-esque symphonies, the Brighton based group have created a wonderfully childish debut that feels like fourteen continuous one night stands - only without the next day walk of shame. Contagiously cutesy, 'We Are The Pipettes' is a sun-drenched classic and, much like the best secrets, everyone needs to hear about it. [Billy Hamilton]