MELLOW - another mellow winter

This is another band that E*Rock turned me onto. He sent me a tape of them and I liked it so much that I went out and bought the CD. I don't know very much about them except that they are French. They are somwhat similar to Air in some songs, but I like these guys even more. They definitely have a wider range of sounds. Just like Air, they mix up analog instrumentation with electronic sounds and even run their vocals through filter, but I think the songs are more sort of happy, dramatic and really well composed. Another band that they might be compared to is the Beatles. So that might give you an idea of how good this is. I like the cover and booklet art too. It's very reminiscent of "Yellow Submarine" in an abstract sort of way. In the booklet, there are also pictures of kids having fun drawing and that's what I think this must have been like to make this album. This is definitely one of the best finds of the year so far.