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Le SuperHomard – “Paper Girl”

Sparkling pop from this French band whose name means “The Super Lobster”   

If you’re looking for a modern band that sounds like ’90s era Cardigans, with a little same-era Stereolab, look no further than Paris’ Le SuperHomard. You may have heard their 2018 EP and now the group are set to release their full-length debut, Meadow Lane Park, on February 22 via Elefant. The album includes both “Springtime” and “Meadow Lane Park” which were on that EP, plus a whole bunch of groovy new songs, like new single, “Paper Girl.” Travelling on a gossamer thread of arpeggiated keyboards, this is soaring, swelling, string-laden pop that may also remind some of Eggstone, The Wannadies and Saint Etienne. Bonus for some: though they’re French they sing in English.