Well it’s been a year since we first posted The Teenagers — and what a year it has been for the band: they’ve gone from MySpace/blog darlings to international cool kids. “Starlett Johansson” has been kicking around the tubes for a few months but it had its official release on Merok this week. If nothing else, the track could become the Teenagers’ anthem. It sums up everything we love about this band — hell, all the internet bands — obsession and love and naivety and most of all an overwhelming sense of vulnerability. They’ve got nothing to lose so they put it all out on the line for their number one obsession.

This is the new version of the song — not the MySpace rip that has been floating around:

The Teenagers - “Starlett Johansson”

The single is already out of stock on Juno but maybe you can use yr Google powers to find it elsewhere.

Good news for all us stuck in the States. The Teenagers are making their USA debut this January. Tourdates

Jan 22 2008 ECHO, LOS ANGELES
Jan 23 2008 SPACELAND, LOS ANGELES
Jan 24 2008 POP SCENE @ 330 RITCH, SAN FRANCISCO
Jan 26 2008 SONOTHEQUE, CHICAGO
Jan 27 2008 SOCIAL, TORONTO
Jan 30 2008 MERCURY LOUNGE, NEW YORK
Jan 31 2008 HIRO BALLROOM, NEW YORK
Feb 1 2008 MAKING TIME @ PURE, PHILADELPHIA
Feb 2 2008 STUDIO B, NEW YORK

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