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August 25, 2006

New French Kicks Video - "So Far We Are"

Video premiere from FK's latest CD Two Thousand. Starring Olivia Wilde -- the actress who had that lesbian thing going with Marissa Cooper (RIP) -- and lots of flaslights.

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I can't get over how much that girl from the OC looks like a porn actress.

Posted by: Erik at 08/25/06 2:44 PM  | Reply
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the french kicks are AWFUL! the lead singer is gratingly dull and the only tunes he can carry are in his shorts.

Posted by: t-bird at 08/25/06 2:55 PM  | Reply
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yeah, this band sucks. so goddamn boring. they are lucky the walkmen are wearing such big coat-tails.

Posted by: c at 08/25/06 3:11 PM  | Reply
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i like that song. but its the only good one on the record and it totally does sound like the walkmen.

Posted by: ben at 08/25/06 4:10 PM  | Reply
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I prefer "Trial of the Century" to the new album (and "Crying Just For Show", off of "One Time Bells", is one of my favorite songs of all time), but I gotta say - "So Far We Are" is my summer jam of 2006.

Posted by: jervo at 08/25/06 4:43 PM  | Reply
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Oh very nice...! I'v always liked their videos. I was inspired to have a crouqet themed party cause of them. Trial was in my car changer for 2 years or so...

Posted by: Is This The Airport, Clark? at 08/25/06 6:07 PM  | Reply
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Ooh thanks for posting. I liked the video, kinda follows the whole night thing of their previous video, "Trial of the Century".

The French Kicks are ridiculously underrated. For me this is not the best song on the album, since I prefer Basement and England... but it's good for a single.

The Walkmen? Granted they were similar a couple of years ago but now I think FK has gotten better.

Posted by: Emmanuel at 08/25/06 9:03 PM  | Reply
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Thanks for posting the video! The French Kicks are lovely, and sad thing that I haven't bought the album :(

Posted by: Lodi at 08/25/06 10:03 PM  | Reply
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Their song, "Only So Long," on the "Trial of the Century" is one of my all time favorites. FK often reduce songs down to their bare essentials -- even sometimes to a single chord, but it somehow works. These guys are unique and talented.

Posted by: Matt Kressel at 08/26/06 4:07 PM  | Reply
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Great song, and Olivia.... Ha! Soooooooooooo hot!!!

Posted by: Ian at 08/26/06 6:13 PM  | Reply
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though the new album is not as strong as trial, it's still a great listen all the way through. as for the walkmen, though i still love them, and though the strength of their first album probably helped the french kicks, the latest album is a mess; the only song worth listening to is "louisiana." they should have released the single and shelved the rest of that amelodic, forgettable "album." or at least made the album 12 iterations of that one song; it's so damn awesome it could probably work.

i'm hoping they learned whatever it was they were trying to learn from that one and can come back stronger for it in 2008 or so.

Posted by: vinnie at 08/27/06 2:12 PM  | Reply
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French Kicks rule. One of the members lives in my 'hood, and every time I see him I think naughty homosexual thoughts.

Posted by: NIck at 08/28/06 2:40 PM  | Reply
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Hmmmmmm
Olivia Wilde...

Posted by: Amber at 11/21/06 3:20 AM  | Reply
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Hmmmmmm
Olivia Wilde...

Posted by: Amber at 11/21/06 3:21 AM  | Reply
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Hmmmmmm
Olivia Wilde...

Posted by: Amber at 11/21/06 3:22 AM  | Reply
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Hmmmmmm
Olivia Wilde...

Posted by: Amber at 11/21/06 3:22 AM  | Reply
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Hmmmmmm
Olivia Wilde...

Posted by: Amber at 11/21/06 3:22 AM  | Reply
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Hmmmmmm
Olivia Wilde...

Posted by: Amber at 11/21/06 3:22 AM  | Reply
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Hmmmmmm
Olivia Wilde...

Posted by: Amber at 11/21/06 3:22 AM  | Reply
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Hmmmmmm
Olivia Wilde...

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