French Punk / New Wave band who hooked up and trailed Talking Heads on their first European tour in the company of The Ramones in 1977. This, is anthologised in great detail by Heads drummer Chris Frantz in his fabulous memoirs Remain in Love.
Listened to almost fifty years on they're very much of their time. Snappy, urgent and brief songs, clearly impatient with the world and the man. They're not bad at all though and the French delivery and the way their guitars jump and spark definitely add tasty ingredients to the Rock and Roll lexicon.
They signed to the groundbreaking record label Ze were produced by John Cale and supported Patti Smith as well as Talking Heads. Lacking the colour and truly distinctive spark to truly pull them away from the pack and into clear countryside, they hung up their spurs in 1980. Single Re Bop is probably the place to ask but there's plenty else that might take your fancy.
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