XANTHINE

While Clermont-Ferrand is setting up as the new capital of French Rock with a large number of bands coming to the fore, Xanthine goes on maturing its music leisurly. When a lot of bands are surfing on the garage rock wave, influenced by the Stooges or MC5, the power-trio from the "French Liverpool" seems to take the trend from the opposite way, beeing more influenced by The Kinks, Weezer or Nada Surf. Between overexcited rock and on-edge-pop, Xanthine offers us some direct and efficient song...

While Clermont-Ferrand is setting up as the new capital of French Rock with a large number of bands coming to the fore, Xanthine goes on maturing its music leisurly. When a lot of bands are surfing on the garage rock wave, influenced by the Stooges or MC5, the power-trio from the "French Liverpool" seems to take the trend from the opposite way, beeing more influenced by The Kinks, Weezer or Nada Surf. Between overexcited rock and on-edge-pop, Xanthine offers us some direct and efficient songs in which rough rythmic sections are mixted up with the softness of the voice. Creator of sweet-melodies, the band of Clermont-Ferrand do not ignore for all the harsh sounds of guitars. This sweet-and-sour mixt has already seduced the hears of an expert audience.