Les Breastfeeders - Déjeuner sur l'herbe

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Montréal’s Les Breastfeeders come across as the bastard child of Serge Gainsbourg and The Detroit Cobras. Their go-go filled garage rocker Déjeuner Sur L’Herbe is a dancey concoction that goes down smooth and easy even though it’s a spicy shot. Blending ’60s French pop tones with fuzzy guitars, vintage keyboards, and some downright-sexy vocal harmonies ("Laisse Autant Le Vent Tout Emporter," "Amoureux Solitaires," and the sing-song "L’Existence Précède Le Diésel"), the group creates a pure gem of pop brilliance in the way they balance the infectious frolic of the rockier songs with the more laid-back moments. Make no mistake: this ain’t no art-pop record, it’s a full-fledged rock ’n’ roll party complete with a pretty sweet sendoff of Nancy Sinatra’s "Bang Bang" and a couple instrumentals that could easily rival the Atomic 7’s. You can bet this one isn’t leaving my play list for a while.
François Marchand, seemagazine.com