Coronados

Without any doubt, Frances best band of the 80s! A perfect mix of wild garage, offbeat influences (for the times) like Alex Chilton, Kevin Ayers, Harry Nilsson or Beefheart and French twisted 60s pop, all done in their own original and even eccentric style, savage but literate, loose but subtle. This is Coronados second album, the first one (which will be reissued in a couple of months) had a very bare sound (that the band didnt like at the time but that has aged well), this one has a great full production, perfect for these ambitious songs. Despite great reviews, in France and aboard, and praise from their peers, they splited soon after and have never played again since, which has added to their myth and their cult status.