Album shout - John & Jehn

Got hold of this quite a few weeks ago but it was during a period of mass acquisitions. Having waded my way through several albums this has slowly risen to the top.

John and Jehn are a French duo who work out of London.

Imagine if The Kills were from Paris and Marseilles and had spent most of their life listening to the Velvets. They are difficult to classify but off the cuff that's the best I can can come up with.

They have that typical French eccentricity that is either fascinating or annoying. In this case the former rules.

The album comes as two discs, side John and side Jehn. They share vocal duties so it's not clear if each side is written by either member. Each side contains five songs, which makes it a fairly short album. This works in it's favour I think as it leaves you wanting more.

As I say it's difficult to classify their sound, some is dark and fuzzy other songs upbeat and quirky. It is a compelling little item though.

http://www.myspace.com/johnjehn