|| Indie MP3 ||"Italian band Le Man Avec Les Lunettes have been floating around for a few years now and this release on Series Two Records collects tracks from 2004's Saturate It Then Reverse EP, tracks from compilations, demos and a taster from their new Plaskaplaskabombelibom album. You can choose to ignore the first five tracks taken from the aforementioned, and now sold out, EP if you wish. These tracks struggle and are the sound of an artist finding it's feet, albeit somewhat messily. But don't despair as it's the later stuff that is of interest here. Could I Call You Honey, taken from last year's Let It Bee album, gets the ball rolling but it's the demo tracks which provoke the most response. Both The Lunch Boy and Apples are the sound of ideas coming together in perfect harmony. The full version of Apples is here too and sounds so far removed from the demo that it may have well been given a different name. The bands sound is a mix of mellow twee and jangle pop guitars with some Aphex Twin style electronica thrown in. Like this release it's a curious mixed bag indeed."

|| IndiePages ||"Not surprisingly for this band (who have a history of discography overlap), half of this material has already been previously released; the first five tracks are taken straight from their very first release, the 2004 "Saturate It, Than Reverse!" 3" cdep on My Honey Records (though, to be fair, that cd has been sold out for years). The rest of the cd is composed of newer songs (a couple of which have seen release on various compilations), which gives this record an interesting dichotomy, as the band have evolved substantially in the years since their debut. Much of their earlier material was a bit slower and lazier (in a fashion similar to Grandaddy), and though their newer stuff still reminds me of Grandaddy, the sound is a lot more developed and the songs just sound better. One of the most interesting parts is how they included a couple demos for songs from their newest album ("Plaskaplaskabombelibom"), one of which ("Apples"), they followed with the album track itself - and if I had not been paying attention, I don't think I would've even noticed that the two songs were the same, as the proper version is so much different from the demo! Simply put, their old stuff is nice, but their newer songs really are quite good! MTQ=8/11"

|| The Culture Of Me ||"Haling from northern Italy, Le Man Avec Les Lunettes are a minimalist, sort of jazzy, totally indie poppy group who craft smart hooks and keep even smarter influences (Grandaddy, yes!). The interest thing (aside from the fact that their name is French) is that they sing in English, not their native country's tongue. Which, for us, makes it easier to love them. They've played over 100 shows throughout Europe since their beginnings two years ago, including a spot on the stages of Sweden's Emmaboda Festival. It's totally rare for us to put a group that we don't know really anything about in our "emerging" category, but we're feeling reckless. And we totally think these guys are great. You should too."