Psycho Tropical Berlin

Psycho Tropical Berlin
Studio album by
La Femme
ReleasedApril 8, 2013 (2013-04-08)
GenreIndie pop, psychedelic pop, surf rock
Length58:09
LabelBarclay, Universal, Born Bad Records
ProducerLa Femme, Samy Osta
La Femme chronology
Psycho Tropical Berlin
(2013) 		Mystère
(2016)

Psycho Tropical Berlin is the debut studio album by French band La Femme. It was released on April 8, 2013 under Barclay Records.[1]

Track listing

Psycho Tropical Berlin – Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Antitaxi"4:09
2."Amour Dans Le Motu"4:39
3."La Femme"3:02
4."Interlude"2:39
5."Hypsoline"3:15
6."Sur La Planche 2013"3:47
7."It's Time To Wake Up (2023)"6:51
8."Nous Etions Deux"6:07
9."Packshot"2:56
10."Saisis La Corde"5:29
11."Le Blues De Françoise"4:36
12."Si Un Jour"2:38
13."La Femme Ressort"5:23
14."Welcome America"2:26
Total length:57:57
Psycho Tropical Berlin – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
15."Oh Baby Doll"3:07
16."Witchcraft"3:49
17."Witch Dub"3:49
18."Jaded Future - Future Las"4:16
Total length:70:58

Notes

  • "Oh Baby Doll" is a cover of the 1957 song by Chuck Berry.

The track "Sur la planche" was used in a commercial for the Renault Captur.[2]

The track "Sur la planche" was used in "Julie", season 1, episode 3 of the French series The Returned in 2012.

The track "Hypsoline" is featured as the ending credit song in the 2014 horror movie As Above, So Below.

The track "Si Un Jour" was used during the end credits for the Netflix series Lovesick.

The track "La Femme Ressort" was used during the short film Crème Caramel.[3]

The track "La Femme" was featured as the soundtrack of the Yves Saint Laurent Paris fall/winter 2015/2016 fashion show.[4]

The track “It`s Time to Wake Up 2023” was used in the movie Archive in 2020.

The track "La Femme Ressort" was used in the 2018 Thai fantasy/mystery TV series Girl from Nowhere.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute81%[7]
ConsequenceC+[5]
Drowned in Sound[6]
NME[8]

Psycho Tropical Berlin was met with generally positive reviews from critics. Writing for NME, Huw Nesbitt praised the album's versatility: "[Psycho Tropical Berlin] brings together influences of ’50s Americana, ’60s French pop and ’80s synthpop and coldwave quite marvellously." However, Newbitt also criticized the album for dwelling on these influences: "[The album's] constant rehashing of the past creates a dull Groundhog Day effect." In her review of the album for Drowned in Sound, Kat Waplington noted the albums fusions of surf pop and cold wave with "a general Halloween vibe." Walpington concluded by emphasizing the album's potential to appeal to non-French speakers: "Whether or not you can be bothered to translate the lyrics, their manic, rollercoaster pop and fierce hooks should be enough of a draw for the most Anglophone listener."

References

  1. ^ Becker, Josh (23 May 2013). "Album Review: La Femme - Psycho Tropical Berlin". Beats Per Minute. One Thirty BPM LLC. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Renault Captur – The Great Escape". TV Ad Music. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Crème Caramel". 3 June 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Saint Laurent Men Fall/Winter 2015-16 | Paris Men’s Fashion Week | FashionTV. YouTube.
  5. ^ Joyce, Colin (9 May 2013). "Album Review: La Femme – Psycho Tropical Berlin". Consequence. Consequence Media. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  6. ^ Rolle, Kat. "Album Review: La Femme - Psycho Tropical Berlin". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  7. ^ Becker, Josh (23 May 2013). "Album Review: La Femme - Psycho Tropical Berlin". Beats Per Minute. One Thirty BPM LLC. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  8. ^ Nesbitt, Huw (15 November 2013). "La Femme – 'Psycho Tropical Berlin'". NME. BandLab Technologies. Retrieved 20 September 2021.