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Houlette gleans a mix of folk and early French-pop influences that feature rich female vocals interwoven with minimalist modern-pop arrangements and punctuated with bursts of dark intermissions. This cross styling of genres, filtering the old and new brings about a sense of nostalgia while maintaining a sonic freshness. Houlette will be launching their debut album 'Bless Bless' in March/April 2010. Bless Bless (translated to 'farewell' in Icelandic) will be available both as CD and later on limited edition LP. Following the success of 'Pine Island', the band's second single and precursor to the album 'Tee Vee' stands as the band's most pop-sounding release to date. 'Tee Vee' is instantly infectious with peppy guitar riffs married with classic, driving beats and melodic bass lines making for a satisfying boy/girl duet. Singer Liam Linley's smokey vocals set against the siren singalong pre chorus of front woman Felicity Cripps serves as a melodic fulcrum. The chorus rests on mellow string harmonies. The result is pretty pop song with an incandescent and unique thread that sets Houlette apart.