La Musique Populaire is an American indie pop band, made of up members Ryan Bassler and Eric Haugen.
[1][2] Faced with legal action from the actor of the same name, the name changed it to La Musique Populaire before the release of their debut EP, Auntie Canada in 1996.
On their website, LMP lists as their influences: ABBA, The Archies, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Christopher Cross, Hall and Oates, Rupert Holmes, Haysi Fantayzee, Billy Joel, Rodd Keith, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Prefab Sprout, The Rock-afire Explosion, Squeeze, Paul Williams, Wham, and Steve Winwood.
[2] As it was about the songs that defined the 20th century, the band covered that ranged from hits, like We Built This City by Starship, to the esoteric, like Aquarius by Boards of Canada.
[4] The album received positive reviews, with Greg Adams of AllMusic stating that LMP covered the century "with irreverence, humor, and impressively accomplished and inventive arrangements.