Stereo Total: Françoise Cactus (vocals, guitar, drums); Brezel Göring (vocals, organ, synthesizer); Angie Reed (vocals, bass guitar).

Stereo Total's MY MELODY marks an advance in the eclectic Euro-pop duo's postmodern art by making it even more of a musically diverse pop-culture splatter painting, while still maintaining an indelibly catchy core. The group's blend of 1960s sunshine pop, early-'80s new wave, traditional French pop, and kitchen-sink experimentalism is rounded out with off-the-wall sampling.

Whether boosting from Parliament ("Beautycase"), covering Serge Gainsbourg ("In/Out"), or working up their own unclassifiable originals, Stereo Total gathers up all the elements of a sprawling pop universe under one neon-colored umbrella. While the band's cartoonish aesthetic might come off as cutesy, there is enough risk-taking here to give the music integrity, making MY MELODY a fun and highly recommended recording.