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The debut, "Politique",released in 2008, received glowing praise and campus airplay on the strength of tracks like "Beat The Retreat" and "Old War Cold War" - it set the stage for the synth onslaught which was to come!! EXCLAIM, July 2008 "This Ottawa foursome gives their electro pop compositions bounce - there's a slinky swagger to these proceedings that, live, would definitely light up a dance floor. "Fragility Is Not Frailty" is the most rock-based thing here and it pulls together elements of indie and a dash of dark '80s post-punk, while "Loveless" is the most enjoyably frenetic, with its smattering of bloopy sounds and intense cymbals. Politique also recall Metric's finer moments on the addictive "She Makes My Mind Smile." .... Ottawa Citizen, 2008 "With a beat base, the 11 songs on Politique's self-titled debut draw a line to Blondie, Stars and Controller.Controller, tipping hats to New Order and My Bloody Valentine along the way.Thanks to countless singles (songs) and duos (people) that have melded dance beats with rock, musical snobberies have fallen by the wayside - Politique makes for a kind of jagged sound that is textured, referential and wholly sweet on the ears. It's not bad for dancing, either!"..