GUET-APENS

The Decamps siblings had to rebuild the band lineup from scratch for this album, but the change seems to have done Ange some good - this album features a revitalised Ange sound, with a tension and energy missing from some of its more sedate predecessors. Christian Decamps' theatrical vocals take a frenzied, delirious turn to suit the new direction of the band's music, the siblings' keyboard skills are as tight as ever, and new guitarist Claude Demet proves to be a capable axeman in his own right. Not one of the more consistent bands out there, Ange nonetheless managed to pull together one of their best albums out of the adversity that preceded it.