The French couple Lionel and Marie Limiñana have established their own place in alternative music since their unnamed debut album in 2010. On the fifth album Malamore they are happy in their own skin. The basis for their sound is formed by mesmerizing garage rock with a firm nod to . But this is creatively mixed with European influences. Lionel likes to lisp dark in his mother tongue, like a Serge
… Gainsbourg. His spouse plays drums and sings mainly in English with a spicy French accent. The whole is framed with exciting and sultry melodies that seem straight out of soundtracks from Italian and French erotic films and thrillers from the 70s. The Velvet Underground meets , just as beautiful a marriage as that of this adventurous couple. (MR)more
