"Cold Science is a collection of the singles and EPs the Brussels combo have produced up to this point on their own Fantomes label. When Les Disques du Crépuscule was relaunched a few years ago the aim was to do more than just give a new lease of life to a much-cherished catalogue - they were on the lookout for fresh colts ready to take up the mantle of the iconic label's name and style. After Marsheaux, Les Panties seem exactly what the label's roster needs to rekindle the flame. The record opens with Velvet, a Mancunian ode with a Hook-esque bassline and Morris-like rhythm. It soon becomes clear that the Eighties are not just an influence here but a period to which the band inevitably keep coming back. The rest of the album is in a similar vein. Sophie Frison's singing is very much in Siouxsie and Anne Clark territory. Although there is something anachronistic - not to say retro - about this post-cold wave sound, dismissing the record based on this impression would be unfair even so, as it does sometimes head off in other far more interesting directions, as for instance on the very lovely L'Arrivée V2" (RifRaf, 06/2016)