Song Of The Day 05/04/2011: The Dø - Smash Them All (Night Visitor)

To continue the week of French pop, I'm going to pick something right up-to-the-minute. Just as all over the rest of the world, the last few years has seen a resurgence in indiepop in France. There, however, it has got quite a lot bigger than in the rest of the world. The Dø (pronounced 'dough') are probably foremost among their contemporaries, and have achieved mainstream success in their own country - their first album was the first by a French band ever to go to #1 there with lyrics sung in English.

Their new album was released last month, and is definitely an improvement on their debut - it has a bit less of the wild veering between genres (only a bit less, mind - it is still clearly there) and a few more great songs. My favourite is probably this one, 'Smash Them All (Night Visitor). - it really is astonishing how much the first half this song sounds like a Standard Fare single, with both the girl's voice and the vocal melody sounding like it came straight off the Noyelle Beat.

The Dø - Smash Them All (Night Visitor)