The It Girl

Alternative Press (8/96, p.87) - 5 (out of 5) - "...she's turned down the occasional grungy grimaces her guitar was once prone to produce, opting for a clearer, song-powered sound throughout....offers a slant on breakups which approaches heartbreak in its attention to detail..." Option (11-12/96, p.130) - "...sly, vaguely insightful lyrics and a penchant for the occasional great chorus. Cut from the same musical cloth as (dare I say) Kim Wilde...has the new-wavy quirks that Elastica parlayed into gold..." Melody Maker (5/4/96, p.54) - "...it's Sleeper's MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH, their LP of contemporary mores and cool melodies. As Louise Wener's life becomes inextricably linked with pop star insanity--as it becomes more extraordinary--so it will become increasingly worth writing, and hearing, about. Coming soon: Sleeper's PARKLIFE." Mojo (Publisher) (6/96, p.120) - "...Second album from one of Britpop's brighter lights....THE IT GIRL is full of wry sentiments, lusty lyrics and fruity, thoughtful melodies that now ooze with a new-found maturity." Record Collector (magazine) (pp.95-96) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[C]hic and more mature....[Featuring] Wener's own off-kilter charisma and presence."