A post on Bluesky by the band reminded us that it would have been Stereolab‘s Mary Hansen’s birthday. Would have been, if it weren’t for the fatal cycling incident she suffered in Dcember 2002. This song, from their 1996 album Emperor Tomato Ketchup, is one of my favourites from the time Mary was in the group. And I’m pretty sure it’s her doing the ‘doo la la’ in the background to Lætitia Sadier French lyrics.