An unreleased track has surfaced by the band Louise Attaque, coming out as a single ahead of their forthcoming 'best of' compilation.
The Parisian band's 15-year career saw the release of three albums, their 1997 self-titled debut featuring songs like Léa, La Brune and Ton Invitation, as well as J't'Emmène Au Vent, all work that established them as one of the most significant names in French music in the 1990s.
They were inspired by left-field US rock band The Violent Femmes, which led not only to the band's name and Violent Femmes member Gordon Gano producing both their debut and second album Comme On A Dit.
The band split for a few years before their third, 2005's A Plus Crocodile, the band calling a halt to things a couple of years later.
Along the way they picked up a Victoire de la musique award in 1999 as band of the year, Rock Album of the Year for Comme on a dit in 2000 and Pop/rock Album of the Year in 2006 for A Plus Crocodile.
So while a career that only spanned three albums might not seem much for a 'best of' compilation, their three albums were so outstanding that there's no shortage of first-rate material to fit on one disc.
A new track by the band is certainly welcome, and while its unlikely that the band will reconvene on a more permanent basis, it shows that there's certainly a demand for them to do so should they ever want to.
The track Du Monde Tout Autour was recorded in the studio after singer/songwriter Gaëtan Roussel, now a solo artist who released his debut Ginger in 2010 got back together with his former bandmates to record the track.
The Best of compilation is released in October.
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