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"We may have to rethink the adjective Orwellian if this French band keep on making albums this delightful."
The Sunday Times - Mark Edwards (April 2010)



"Splendid baroque pop from North East France…Le Génie Humain is set apart by its beautiful arrangements: strings waft in and out, flutes add colour while the warm vocals evoke sunny days by the rivers… An exquisite and subtle album" ****
Mojo – Kieron Tyler (July 2009)



“It’s truly irresistible pop that instantly transports the listener to imaginary Laurel Canyon pool parties or scenes from French detective films that were never made.”
The Daily Express - Robert Spellman (August 2009)
”There’s a warm flow to the songs, a lazy drift down an avenue with the top down, it feels that way because of the intricate arrangements that bring in Tropicalia, French pop, baroque pop, orchestral pop and all of the epithets that make you think of bands poring over Serge Gainsbourg records for inspiration, only here there is no enigmatic distance from the source, no irony. The lushness just rushes out and kisses the listener on both cheeks before whispering its seductions into their ear.”
David Cowling -Americana UK, Thursday (May 2009)
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En plus d’afficher un �l�gant tableau de convives, le groupe de J�r�me Didelot confirme ici son talent pour les orchestrations soign�es (Le Bon Endroit) et cette fa�on de s’armer de fl�tes, de claviers et de banjos pour enjoliver la pop du pays, rejoignant ainsi, il y a de quoi se r�jouir, la tr�s aimable famille de Calc et Tahiti 80.
Les Inrocks
La pop fran�aise se porte comme un charme. A preuve le nouveau disque d'Orwell : 12 morceaux qui scintillent de mille feux.
Le Figaro Magazine
Vous aimez la pop harmonieuse, les High Llamas et les Papas Fritas, Tahiti 80 et JP Nataf ? Alors ne vous privez pas des m�lodies limpides et subtiles des Nancéiens de Orwell.
La Blogothèque