Tatu Try To Handle Adult Themes — But Fail

Anthony Mariani of Fort Worth Weekly shared his thoughts on t.A.T.u. and their debut English album ’200km/h in the Wrong Lane.’ He writes, “Is the arrival of t.A.T.u. that surprising? These days, every Top 40 artist comes packaged with a background, a readily accessible history: It turns the private, lonely endeavor of singing into a microphone in a studio someplace into a campaign for the record buyer’s heart and mind. When all those 14-year-olds shell out their allowances for a c.d., they aren’t just buying music; they’re buying companionship. It’s almost inevitable that when all the available companions start to feel like cheap knock-offs of one another, something new will come along. Cute lesbian Russian teens — as far as get-rich-quick schemes go, this one is the tops.”