When the shadowy individuals who dedicate their lives to exploiting preteens for profit mercifully deactivated the JoJo cyborg, humankind slipped into a false sense of security. Believing we were safe from artificially matured pop stars with the bodies of tween girls and the hearts, minds and faces of hardened divorcées, we let our guard down. And thus came Clique Girlz , a new Radio Disney-ready trio so freakishly weathered in spirit one has to wonder if they might be a Benjamin Button -type situation. In the grand tradition of teensploitation groups, the Clique Girlz' official bio is a chilling collection of child star clichés and empty music industry rhetoric: When you meet the three Clique Girlz—sisters Paris and Destinee Monroe along with best friend Ariel Moore—after hearing them sing, it will shock you to learn that such big voices can come from such petite girls. The pop-rock exuberance of their currently untitled debut album, releasing on Interscope Records, is richly filled with three-part leads and harmonies delivered with a freshness and authority that contradicts their ages. Working with some of the top-name producers/songwriters in the business, 12-year-old Paris, 13-year-old Destinee and 13-year-old Ariel have stunned industry observers with a professionalism that still doesn't get in the way of fun. I'm telling you, they don't care about having fun because they sowed their wild oats back in 1980, when they were in ...
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When the shadowy individuals who dedicate their lives to exploiting preteens for profit mercifully deactivated the JoJo cyborg, humankind slipped into a false sense of security. Believing we were safe from artificially matured pop stars with the bodies of tween girls and the hearts, minds and faces of hardened divorcées, we let our guard down. And thus came Clique Girlz , a new Radio Disney-ready trio so freakishly weathered in spirit one has to wonder if they might be a Benjamin Button -type situation. In the grand tradition of teensploitation groups, the Clique Girlz' official bio is a chilling collection of child star clichés and empty music industry rhetoric: When you meet the three Clique Girlz—sisters Paris and Destinee Monroe along with best friend Ariel Moore—after hearing them sing, it will shock you to learn that such big voices can come from such petite girls. The pop-rock exuberance of their currently untitled debut album, releasing on Interscope Records, is richly filled with three-part leads and harmonies delivered with a freshness and authority that contradicts their ages. Working with some of the top-name producers/songwriters in the business, 12-year-old Paris, 13-year-old Destinee and 13-year-old Ariel have stunned industry observers with a professionalism that still doesn't get in the way of fun. I'm telling you, they don't care about having fun because they sowed their wild oats back in 1980, when they were in ...