The Sudden Death of Stars: think The Byrds, Fairport Convention, Syd Barrett and Spacemen 3.

So said the headline on the brief press release. To be fair, we get these kinds of comparisons drawn quite a lot on press releases, and often the reality is it sounds more like music that Phil Collins has given up on.

So a genuine pleasure then to discover that this French band with the perfect English diction are the real deal. A lovely combination of pastoral psychedelia, 60s hippy dream, and jangling folky guitars over hypnotic, swirling rhythms.

This is both sides of their debut single I’ll Be There – watch and listen. It comes from forthcoming debut long player Getting Up, Going Down, all released via Ample Play Records.

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