New: Yelle release second album

Yelle release their second album this week, Safari Disco Club, the long-awaited follow-up to 2007's Pop Up.

The band - a three piece of GrandMarinier (Jean-Francois Perrier), Tepr (Tanguy Destable) and Yelle (Julie Budet) - have taken a step up with their brand of day-glo electro-pop. The songs are still bright, punchy and smart, and there is a cleverness that takes it beyond simple 80s revival playground-pop without losing its sense of fun.

As I said in January, if there's a French act likely to make it big in the UK in 2011, my money would be on Yelle.

The band have made the most of their successful debut, and rather than just rushing into a quick follow up have taken their time to craft something worthwhile, with a wider scope and broader sonic palette.

In the press release for the album, GrandMarnier explained: "Pop-Up was produced differently, we did Je Veux Te Voir then waited two or three months, then started another song… Safari Disco Club is a more fluid, cohesive album."

Yell said: "There’s a lighter and darker edge to each track. All the songs on SFD are dual in this sense, but it’s up to the listener how they take it."

The band have already attracted international attention with their debut, and Safari Disco Club looks likely to secure their place as France's most colourful pop export.

Yelle are currently touring the UK opening for Katy Perry and play in Glasgow on April 5, and follow the British dates with a huge North American tour in April and May.