Peekaboo (album)
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Peekaboo is the second studio album of the synthpop
duo Marsheaux
. It was issued in 2006 by Undo Records.
Upon its release in Marsheaux's native Greece in December 2006, it earned positive reviews from music critics. The album was formally released in the UK on 9 April 2007. It has also sold well internationally on the internet, principally in the UK and USA.
Peekaboo is heavily influenced by the early analogue synthesizer works of Depeche Mode
and The Human League
. It contains two covers, "Regret" by New Order
and "The Promise" by When In Rome
. All vocals are in English.
magazine called it "pure synth-pop music with strong references to the 80s" comparing it to the music of Ladytron
. A review by the German Metal.de webzine noted a creative songwriting with surprising moments and also ElectronicallyYours lauded the album's originality.
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
duo Marsheaux
Marsheaux
Marsheaux is a Greek synthpop duo formed in Athens in 2003. The group is composed of vocalists, songwriters and keyboardists Marianthi Melitsi and Sophie Sarigiannidou. The name Marsheaux is derived from the first syllable of each band member's name. Both members sing almost exclusively in English...
. It was issued in 2006 by Undo Records.
Upon its release in Marsheaux's native Greece in December 2006, it earned positive reviews from music critics. The album was formally released in the UK on 9 April 2007. It has also sold well internationally on the internet, principally in the UK and USA.
Peekaboo is heavily influenced by the early analogue synthesizer works of Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
and The Human League
The Human League
The Human League are an English electronic New Wave band formed in Sheffield in 1977. They achieved popularity after a key change in line-up in the early 1980s and have continued recording and performing with moderate commercial success throughout the 1980s up to the present day.The only constant...
. It contains two covers, "Regret" by New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
and "The Promise" by When In Rome
When in Rome (band)
When in Rome are an English New Wave trio, originally consisting of vocalists Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann, and keyboards player Michael Floreale. They are best known for their 1988 single, "The Promise".-History:...
. All vocals are in English.
Reception
The album has received favourable ratings from critics. The Side-LineSide-Line
Side-Line is an online music magazine specialising in electronic music, and electro-goth/industrial in particular. It was founded in 1989 as a print publication, and had a circulation of 6,000 in Europe and America...
magazine called it "pure synth-pop music with strong references to the 80s" comparing it to the music of Ladytron
Ladytron
Ladytron are an English electronic band formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside. The group consists of Helen Marnie , Mira Aroyo , Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu .Their sound blends electropop with New Wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron described their sound as "electronic pop"...
. A review by the German Metal.de webzine noted a creative songwriting with surprising moments and also ElectronicallyYours lauded the album's originality.