I mentioned it last year and I'll mention it again, the French music scene is forging ahead at present. Previously known, wrongly, for Noisy Punk and chanteurs, they now seem to be taking over both the Indie and Guitar Pop scenes offering up exceptional albums and singles.
I've been dying to tell you about this for a while and now I can. The two singles have featured on Listening To This Week to great acclaim from listeners. Now you can hear them in all their full length glory on this splendid debut album.
Although you hear great melodic Guitar Pop and a little shoe gaze at certain times, Summer On A Curb sounds very Brit Pop, great Brit Pop, not the nonsense that gets associated with its heyday. The scene was always more notable for what was around the edges than all the monoliths that got all the coverage.
Oasis are now noted as the be all and end all of Brit Pop despite having just one and a half decent albums. The better sounds were by artists with just two or three albums. Role Model is probably the best example of Brit Pop, but there are other examples.
However, Dewey are not scared to tread different paths.Jinx is a mix of gentle Psych and Madchester. Face Out is more Psych Pop and the title track has a real Shoegaze feel, but with more words and a clearer vocal than that genre is noted for. It also has an hypnotic riff.
Tough Crowd sounds more than a little C86 and Better Safe Than Sorry is completely engaging, probably my favourite song on the album. This is a melodic Guitar of the highest order. Having said that there are synth intrusions that come and go quickly and make the songs sound futuristic. One of the best debut albums that I've heard in a long while. Totally Ace!
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on CD and as a download.
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