As might be expected from collaboration between a record/clothing label and a party-throwing fashion E-zine, ‘Kitsuné x Ponystep’ is an unprovoked act of chicness. It’s the sort of hipster dance played in Hoxton bars where Young British Artist types bang on about how working class they are over £5 pints of Leffe. This reviewer was ready to rage appropriately, especially after scoping out the artists’ names. D-Pulse? Act Yo Age? Fetch me my shotgun, son; papa’s got a job to do. Fast forward an hour and sound levels appear to have inched into annoy-the-neighbours territory. The volume started its inexorable creep towards hearing hazard with the Two Door Cinema Club’s ‘I Can Talk’, continued rising through Florrie’s poptastic ‘911’ and the electrodisco euphoria of JBAG’s ‘X Ray Sex’ and declared all-out ear war with ‘I Feel Space’, five minutes of retro stylings and dirty synth from Nordic electronaut Lindstrøm. Tunes such as Lo-Fi-Fnk’s irrepressible ‘Steppin’ Out’ and Berlin duo Booka Shade’s bouncy ‘Regeneration’ sealed the day for the forces of dance, the defeated enemy retiring from the field in disorder. Presiding over the victory is Kitsuné regular Jerry Bouthier, whose inventive mix goes a long way to making ‘Kitsuné x Ponystep’ a summery, upbeat joy, guaranteed to make your next overpriced pint taste better.
2009 has been a blur of frenetic activity for the London trio known as Chew Lips. Bursting forth at the start of the year, they surfed a tidal wave of press and overwhelming buzz due to two white hot debut releases, the glorious pop anthem “Solo” and the darker, edgier but no less addictive follow up “Salt Air”, both released on the much revered Parisian label Kitsune. Since then, in short order, they embarked on tours with Howling Bells and The Virgins, played at every summer festival worth its salt, and recorded an incredible debut album with Dave Kosten. 
