Louis XIV: The Best Little Secrets Are Kept : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone

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Louis XIV are a San Diego foursome nearly as glam as their wig-wearing, Versailles-building namesake. Partly recorded in a Paris warehouse, The Best Little Secrets Are Kept pairs the thrilling hedonism of early-Seventies T. Rex and David Bowie with cartoonishly sexed-up vocals that make winking fun of glitter rock's excesses. Lyrics range from gossamer-veiled double-entendres ("Let me buy you a lollipop you want to lick," from "Paper Doll") to exuberant leers ("I want all the self-conscious girls who try to hide who they are with makeup/You know it's the girl in the front with the tight pants I really want to shake up," from "Finding Out True Love Is Blind"). Funny and rocking, Louis XIV should keep you satisfied until Charlemagne and Charles de Gaulle record their debuts.