Brighton girl band The Pipettes are, fairly literally, a different band to that which found modest mainstream success with We Are The Pipettes a few years back: the trio are now a duo – only Gwenno Saunders remains of the girls, now joined by her sister Ani.
The personnel overhaul isn’t the only change The Pipettes have made: musically the retro harmonies that distinguished their music are still there, but things have changed in indie music over the last few years and the group have taken an unashamed stab at the zeitgeist, throwing in ‘80s synth lines left, right and centre – especially evident (and effective) on the Little Boots-esque ‘Need A Little Time’.
For what it is, Earth Vs The Pipettes does its job well: a reasonably consistent collection of quick, catchy pop songs. All in all, a decent sophomore effort.
