Fusing blues, New-Wave and a good dose of melodic seduction, this inspired three piece are forging a unique brand of music, crammed with eccentric Anglo-French rhythms, purring bass lines and jazzy beats. Led by the fine vocals of Frenchman Jules Frot, seemingly equally at home in both languages, they manage to combine the sultry sounds of the chansonnier with the sparky energy of new wave. Behind the melodies are the rock-solid rhythm and bass flawlessly driving the music along without ever becoming overpowering, and combining with Frot's guitar to create a highly polished and seductive sound which cannot fail to win you over. Reminiscent of a Godard movie in sound and in feel, get lulled into the groove by their tunes, which can change a whole room into a 1920's jazz club in old Montmartre, très chic!!!" With musicianship of this quality, it's best just to sit back with a Pernod and a Gaulliose and enjoy.

Gary Kinghorn - Bass
Jules Frot - Vocals, guitar
Peri Eskell - Kit, trumpet, vocals
 

Three musical gentlemen.

reverb magazine, july/aug

"Another one with some of those French flavours, but this time it's mixed delightfully with some good old Queen's English. The first of the tracks, Feeling Sleepy, is a dreamy number, which really shows the outstanding and individual qualities of this band, from the beguiling vocals to the rolling drums, from the dark bass to the tightly clipped guitar. Soir de Fete is all soft acoustics and a throaty vocal that could be a Gainsbourg descendent through a haze of ether. Divin Enfant meanwhile shows a more epic side to them, the production giving their sound a depth, a darkness even, that could well hint at a direction they'll explore in the future."
Written by Carla Callaghan for REVERB
(July/Aug 2007 vol. 02 issue o4)

A little reveiw of our stripped down performance at the koffee pot in april, courtesy of Mme Eliza Rocker.

This week the KP decided to go all 'Gentleman's Club' as we welcomed trilby-doffing trio S.R Gents for a night of 'gaming, gossip and good-dress' (o.k, so it was more 'music, mayhem and Mancunian-chic', but you get the idea).
Fusing blues, New-Wave and a good dose of melodic seduction, the 'Gents delivered an impressive set crammed with eccentric Anglo-French rhythms, purring bass lines and jazzy beats.
Coltish and mysterious, 'Maelle' trickled out as a sultry, slightly sinister track evocative of the Film Noir genre, whilst 'The Bruises' –with its smooth bass and soaring vocals- proved equally impressive. Continuing in the seductive vein, 'Feeling Sleepy' captivated the rabble of Koffee-Potters; alluring grooves mashed with a stripped-down Portishead-esque vibe, the track conjured the kind of sound that may have arisen had Noel Coward gone 'street'.
The real highlight of the set however was the frenetically infectious 'Coming Down'. Bursting with jangly guitars and Mariachi-style trumpet interludes, the melody galloped its way along like a femme-fatale in pursuit of her amour. Undeniably a Tarantino soundtrack in waiting, this catchy number could easily compliment an Anglo-French Mafioso killing spree….or maybe just a high-speed car chase.
S.R Gents added yet another fantastic session to the 'Hall of Fame'