In 2007, the three-piece Poney Poney outfit posted a series of powerful and playful electro hits on the web. After becoming a two-piece outfit (Antoine Hilaire and Florent Lyonnet), the band changed its name too and have been known to the French as Jamaica for a year and a half. And just to make it clear from the outset: Jamaica don't play reggae.

Because they've got an English name and are into guitars and electro big-time, these Parisians are of course described by many as the cousins of Justice or the heirs of Phoenix. And they are in fact with the same record label - Cooperative. A blood-line which the duo see as a blessing. "Because they're bands which we admire. We recorded the album in Philippe Zdar's studios (Cassius) in Paris, where Phoenix had just completed Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. We admire their approach and their integrity."

Inspired by Phoenix, Jamaica has also retained its edgy side. "Before the big hit and the Grammy, remember that the band was on its own, that it had to believe in itself and take risks. So it's reassuring and encouraging to see how things have turned out for them."