Mostly formerly The Clerks, as they are billed here - oversee the shift from evening into night with a fine set of dark-fringed post-punk pop. With the name change comes an extra guitar and a shift away from the electro-heavy sound of "Dissidents" et al, deeper into the territory generally inhabited these days by Interpol and other serious-looking types. Yet with Maudite Dance there's an overwhelming sense of joy as well as Joy Division. They're blessed with two excellent leading lights - Max standing so tall he's frequently dodging a low beam and with a classic 80s darkwave voice but a guitar covered in the sort of stickers of stars and cartoon animals that eight-year-old girls spend their pocket money on; then there's Alex, shining in a sparkly dress and exuding St Etienne cool from behind a keyboard that still makes itself known, if a little lower in the mix than it used to be. The interplay between the two as they exchange lead vocals is perfect. "You Are Sound" must be the next potential single, all atmospheric layers and driving bass, but it's not all reinvention - "Dissidents" still gets plenty of feet moving. There's more power behind the pop these days, and it's a rather wonderful place they've found.
Cath Aubergine
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