T.A.T.U.
200 KM/H in the Wrong Lane
Interscope
Julia Volkova, the brunette, and Lena Katina, the blonde, are Tatu – the hottest faux-lesbian-Russian-pop duo in the music industry today. On their debut album, 200 KM/H in the Wrong Lane, the girls, one 17 the other 18, profess their love for one another over a host of kitschy, pounding dance beats. The highlight of the album is undoubtedly their single “All the Things She Said” – an annoyingly catchy track laden with all the great lyrics you’d come to expect from an international teenage lesbian romance. The steamy video for the song, seen often in wee hours on MTV, is included on the enhanced CD – a welcome bonus for Russian pop music aficionados and fans of schoolgirls trapped in a torrential downpour.
3 Stars