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Retro Pipettes are built to last This U.K. girl group wore its heart on its sleeve when it named its debut “We Are the Pipettes” - and that sleeve was probably clothed in the ’50s-style polka dot dress that’s now become synonymous with the unmistakable trio. Yet despite the kookiness, the newest member, Gwenno, dismisses any idea of the Pipettes as a novelty. “It never really enters our mind, because although we have fun, we take the music quite seriously,” she says from her home in the UK’s unofficial capital of cool, Brighton. “We certainly wouldn’t have lasted so long if we were just a flash-in-the-pan act.” The lady makes a sound point. The band began way back in 2003, even though it’s only starting to get discovered in the United States. The Pipettes bop into Great Scott for a Fenway Recordings show tomorrow, the day before their “Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me” EP drops stateside on Interscope. Four years ago their now-manager and backing band member Monster Bobby and founding member Julia saw a gap in the musical market for a retro girl group. (And to think - Amy Winehouse hadn’t even arrived yet!) They recruited Becki (the one with glasses) and Rosay (the brunette) from the Brighton scene, perfected their harmonies and made some real headway in the UKscene, supporting the likes of the Magic Numbers and the Go! Team, which is about when Gwenno (the blonde one) came on board. “When I saw them, I thought they were amazing,” she enthuses. “It was exactly what I thought pop music should be and exactly what I thought was missing from the current music scene. I got talking to them afterward and found out Julia was leaving, so I auditioned - and the rest is history!” Slowly evolving history. “It’s been a lovely way in hindsight because we haven’t gone from playing to no one to playing Wembley Arena,” Gwenno says. “We’ve taken it one step at a time. That’s given us time not only to develop, but also we’ve been able to get our heads around the concept, so there hasn’t been any enlarged egos. “Plus,” she adds, “it means that when we go to the States, we don’t have the expectations that we would if we’d had a No. 1 album across Europe. We’ve never been in or out of fashion. We’re not expecting to be flavor of the month. As long as people come to see us, we’re happy.” Now the Pipettes are making their second visit to the States. “We played three gigs the first time, in New York, at South by Southwest and a gig in L.A. as well,” Gwenno says. “They were all fab. The crowds are much more enthusiastic. They take no time to start bopping about, which is great because that’s what were all about.” The flipside of touring America, however, is van life. “In a lot of ways, I’m a different person than I was when I started touring,” she says. “I’m now used to being completely disgusting. My hygiene standards are so low now. What you see on stage is just an illusion. But you’ll be OK as long as you don’t come too close!” The Pipettes, with Smoosh, Monster Bobby and DJ Carbo, tomorrow at Great Scott, Allston. Tickets: $12; 617-566-9014, www.greatscottboston.com. |
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